Half of La Liga teams still in relegation fight

BARCELONA, Spain (AP):

With the La Liga title clinched by Barcelona and Champions League berths decided, the remaining drama is in a multiteam fight to avoid relegation.

Last-placed Real Oviedo is already doomed. But, incredibly, no other team in the entire bottom half of the 20-team league is mathematically saved from relegation with two rounds left. Two other teams will also go down.

With just six points left in play, only five points separate Rayo Vallecano in 10th place from Mallorca and Levante in 18th and 19th and in the relegation zone.

All the games of Round 37 will be played simultaneously today.

Key matches

The biggest survival contest of the day will be Mallorca's visit to Levante. A victory will likely lift the winners out of the drop zone while a defeat will keep the losers in danger before next weekend's final round.

Elche is level on points with Mallorca and Levante, and they host an already saved Getafe.

Alaves, in 16th and just one point above the drop, visit the relegated Oviedo, while Girona, also one point above the drop, are at Atlético Madrid.

Osasuna and Espanyol, in 13th and 14th, clash in Pamplona with both just three points above the relegation zone.

Sevilla, up in 12th but still only four points from the drop, host Real Madrid. Valencia, in 11th, are level on points with Sevilla before visiting Real Sociedad. Rayo host Villarreal.

Players to watch

Mallorca striker Vedat Muriqi has 22 goals this season, only two fewer than Madrid's Kylian Mbappé, but that has still not been enough to keep his team away from the bottom of the table. Coach Martín Demichelis will again turn to his striker to lead the team against Levante.

Antoine Griezmann, the all-time leading scorer for Atlético, will play his last home game before he joins Orlando City in Major League Soccer next season.

It will also be Robert Lewandowski's last game at Camp Nou when Barcelona host Real Betis. The club announced the 37-year-old striker is leaving after four seasons.

Out of action

Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal is out for the remainder of the season as are Madrid players Rodrygo, Éder Militão, and Arda Guler.