"Valladolid" has been relegated from the Spanish Primera Division on the last day of the season, yesterday, Sunday, while the champions Barcelona concluded their campaign with a 2-1 defeat to the struggling Celta Vigo. Six teams entered the final round with fears of relegation, with five of them breathing sighs of relief after Valladolid, owned by Brazilian star Ronaldo, drew at home with Getafe 0-0, finishing the competition in 18th place after the longest period in its history in the top division.
At Balaídos, Celta, who was threatened with relegation, took the lead in the 42nd minute when Gabri Beiga outpaced defenders Marcos Alonso and Andreas Christensen to score. Celta dominated the match and continued to pressure Barcelona's defense until Beiga managed to score again from a cross that accidentally found the net in the 65th minute.
Barcelona made several substitutions in the second half, one of which led to a goal from Ansu Fati in the 79th minute, but Celta held firm to secure a victory that lifted them to 13th place. Valencia and Cadiz escaped relegation with a 1-1 draw, while Almería came back from behind twice against Espanyol, who had already been relegated earlier, before Adri Embarba equalized with a penalty to make it 3-3, moving above Valladolid by just one point.
