MADRID - Valencia secured Champions League football for the second year in a row by winning 2-0 at Real Valladolid on Saturday, clinching fourth place in La Liga at the expense of Getafe who drew 2-2
at home to Villarreal.
Valencia ended the campaign on 61 points to take fourth spot for a second consecutive season, while Getafe came fifth with 59 and qualified for the Europa League. Valencia’s director general Mateu Alemany added: “The club showed patience and trust, we always knew the team was being well managed even though things weren’t coming off but we stayed calm and had the second half of the season we expected.”
Even though they missed out on the coveted fourth spot, Getafe still achieved their highest ever points total in the top flight and the players carried coach Jose Bordalas on their shoulders at the end of the game.Sevilla also qualified for the Europa League by coming sixth with 59 points after winning 2-0 at home to Athletic Bilbao, which meant Espanyol finished seventh and qualified for Europe at the Basque side’s expense.
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