Entering the final day of the season, La Liga’s relegation battle was … (gets out Spanish dictionary) … loco.
The bottom two, Espanyol and Elche, entered the last day already relegated. Ahead of them, no less than six teams were fighting to avoid being the final team to drop down to the Segunda División.
Of those six, two featured Americans. But Celta Vigo’s Luca de la Torre and Valencia’s Yunus Musah had vastly different outlooks if their teams were to be relegated. De la Torre needed to stay up much more, and it showed.
In the end, both Valencia and Celta Vigo retained their La Liga status, with Real Valladolid the unlucky team headed down.
The Americans Abroad Five signs off for the season this week with a look at a dramatic final day in Spain, and an even wilder last day in Belgium.