MADRID, May 21 (Xinhua) -- La Liga heads into a dramatic final weekend, with two European places and two relegation spots to be decided in a tense two-hour spell on Saturday night.
Barcelona has already been crowned champion, Real Madrid is guaranteed to finish second, and Atletico Madrid, Villarreal and Real Betis have secured places in next season's Champions League.
Real Sociedad has qualified for the Europa League after winning the Copa del Rey against Atletico Madrid in March, leaving Celta Vigo in pole position to claim the second Europa League spot.
Sixth-placed Celta is three points ahead of Getafe and will secure sixth place with a draw at home to Sevilla, which sealed its top-flight survival last weekend.
However, a Sevilla win at Balaidos, combined with a Getafe victory at home to Osasuna, would see Getafe leapfrog Celta into sixth and qualify for the Europa League.
If Getafe fails to beat an Osasuna side that needs a point to confirm survival after a poor end to the season, Rayo Vallecano could move into seventh and take a Conference League place.
Rayo must win away to Alaves, which also secured survival last weekend. However, if Rayo beats Crystal Palace in next week's Conference League final, it would qualify for the Europa League, opening up an extra European place for the team finishing eighth.
Valencia can also climb to seventh, but needs to beat Barcelona at home and hope both Rayo and Getafe slip up. Barcelona is expected to rotate its starting lineup, although it showed in last weekend's draw against Betis that it remains competitive.
Espanyol has an outside chance of qualifying for Europe if it beats Real Sociedad at home, Rayo and Getafe both lose, and Valencia fails to win.
The relegation battle is even tighter, with Mallorca, Girona, Elche, Osasuna and Levante all still in danger. The outlook is bleak for second-bottom Mallorca, which must beat already-relegated Oviedo and hope Girona fails to beat Elche, Getafe beats Osasuna, and Levante avoids defeat against Betis.
Girona starts the final day in the relegation zone but will survive with a home win against Elche, while Elche needs only a draw at Montilivi.
Osasuna needs a point at Getafe, as Spain's head-to-head rule would count against it if it finishes level on points with Mallorca and Elche. Levante, after a strong late-season run, only needs to avoid defeat against Betis, although it could still go down if it loses and finishes level on points with Elche.
Elsewhere, Real Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa and Athletic Club boss Ernesto Valverde will be in their respective dugouts for the final time when the two sides meet at the Santiago Bernabeu, with only pride at stake.
Atletico Madrid's match against Villarreal on Sunday will decide which team finishes third and which ends the season fourth. ■
