LaLiga 2023–24: Atletico Madrid Moves Closer to Securing UEFA Champions League Spot After Beating Celta Vigo
Real Betis beat last-place Almeria 3-2 at home to move to sixth place and strengthen its hold on the European qualifying spots. Pablo Fornals, Isco and Ayoze Pérez scored for Betis, which has won four of its last five matches. Almeria was coming off only its second win of the season in the league, at Rayo Vallecano.
Atletico Madrid moved closer to securing the fourth and final Champions League spot with a 1-0 win over Celta Vigo in the Spanish league. Rodrigo De Paul scored an 84th-minute winner for Atletico, which opened an eight-point gap to fifth-place Athletic Bilbao with three rounds remaining. Athletic was held at home to a 2-2 draw with Osasuna on Saturday. It was the third win in a row for Atletico, which is three points behind third-place Barcelona. The Catalan club hosts seventh-place Real Sociedad on Monday. Celta, which has lost three of its last five games, dropped to 17th place and five points above the relegation zone. Rayo Vallecano moved to 16th, also five points from danger, after a 0-0 draw at eighth-place Valencia. Carlo Ancelotti and Real Madrid Players Celebrate LaLiga 2023-24 Title Win with Fans, Conduct Parade Through Capital City (Watch Videos).
“You know me, we have to keep improving until the end,” Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone said. “We have to keep fighting no matter what.”
BETIS WINS
Real Betis beat last-place Almeria 3-2 at home to move to sixth place and strengthen its hold on the European qualifying spots. Pablo Fornals, Isco and Ayoze Pérez scored for Betis, which has won four of its last five matches.
Almeria was coming off only its second win of the season in the league, at Rayo Vallecano.
CADIZ HOPEFUL
Cadiz, sitting in 18th place, kept alive its hopes of escaping demotion with a 1-0 win against midtable Getafe. Rubén Alcaraz scored the winner for the hosts by converting a 35th-minute penalty kick. It was Cadiz's first win after a run of three losses and a draw. LaLiga 2023–24: Real Madrid Rests Starters in 4–0 Rout of Relegated Granada With Focus on UEFA Champions League Final.
REAL MADRID CELEBRATES
Real Madrid, which clinched its 36th league title last weekend, won 4-0 at Granada on Saturday. The Spanish powerhouse celebrated on Sunday by parading through the city. The celebrations did not take place last weekend because Madrid played Bayern Munich on Wednesday in the second leg of the Champions League semifinals. Madrid advanced to its second Champions League final in three seasons.
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