The historic clash between Real Madrid and Sevilla in the final of the La Liga pre-season tournament, featuring a striking duo of Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe. The Catalan club, Barcelona, hosts Real Betis on Sunday in the final round, with Robert Lewandowski playing his final match in the Camp Nou. The relegation fight is tight with matches on Sunday, and two teams, Alaves and Girona, secured their spots next season. Five teams remain in the relegation zone.
Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Sevilla in Seville, Spain, Sunday, May 17, 2026.
Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe, left, controls the ball next to Sevilla's Gabriel Suazo and Sevilla's Joaqun Martnez Gauna during the Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Seville, Spain, Sunday, May 17, 2026. Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe, left, duels for the ball with Sevilla's Kike Salas during the Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Seville, Spain, Sunday, May 17, 2026.
two rounds ago. The Catalan club hosts fifth-place Real Betis later Sunday in what will be Robert Lewandowski’s last game at Camp Nou.. He came off the bench in the win at Oviedo on Thursday in what was his return from an injury layoff.
It was a tight relegation fight coming into Sunday's matches and Sevilla secured its salvation thanks to other results. Alaves also guaranteed more top-tier soccer next season with a 1-0 win at already relegated Oviedo. Five teams will enter next weekend's final round looking to avoid the drop: Levante, Osasuna, Elche, Girona and Mallorca.
Levante moved closer to safety with a 2-0 win over Mallorca and is 15th with 42 points, the same number of points as 16th-place Osasuna and 17th-place Elche. Inside the relegation zone are 17th-place Girona , second-to-last Mallorca and Oviedo . Girona lost 1-0 at Atletico Madrid in what was a farewell match to home fans for Atletico forward Antoine Griezmann.
“Griezmann is possibly the best one to have ever played here,” Atletico coach Diego Simeone said. “He’s an extraordinary guy, a genius. He’s the most game-changing player that we’ve coached here. ”Copyright 2026 The Associated Press.
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