MADRID (Reuters) – A vanquished purpose of Real Sociedad’s replacement Adnan Januzaj drew 1–1 at Atletico Madrid on the final day of the La Liga season, as they finished sixth to secure a place in the Europa league.
The draw left Atletico, third, with 70 points, 17 adrift from the Champions Real Madrid and 12 Barcelona. They will join them in the Champions League next season through Seville, already ranked fourth, which beat Valencia 1-0.
Granada beat Athletic Bilbao 4-0 to claim 7th place and one-place position at the time of the Europa League qualifiers.
The third place in the Europa League is awarded to the winners of the Copa del Rey, but instead it has been for the team that finishes seventh while the finalists of Real Sociedad and Athletic of Bilbao have asked that the centerpiece, postponed due to the PANdemic of COVID-19, be postponed until next season. so that fans can attend.
Needing only one point to reach Europe next season, Real Sociedad’s dream almost shattered when an incredibly bright rear wheel from Alvaro Morata del Atleti threw the ball for Koke to marry in part-time.
However, Januzaj’s foul pitch 3 minutes from the end flew to the net, securing the Society a spot in Europe next season.
“At halftime I told the players we were going to do it and in the 80th minute, and we scored in ’86. The team never stopped believing and I did justice by the end of the sixth,” the Imanol Society coach said. Sheriff.
“I am very proud to be coach of this wonderful club and to have entered Europe and we have.
Roberto Soldado beat Granada in the 29th minute and the goals in the second half of Antonio Puertas, Carlos Fernández and Angel Montoro helped them bilbao. They finished with 56 points.
Villarreal had already secured 5th place in qualifying and qualifying for the Europa League organisation level.
Getafe, meanwhile, missed Europe after a notable 1-0 loss to the Levante in which they scored 3 goals through the VAR, missed a penalty and conceded a second more.
The Madrid team, which faces Inter Milan in the last 16 Europa League games this season, finished eighth with 54 points.
“Today, football has been very unfair to us and we are very unhappy because we had it in our hands and let it slip the last day,” said Getafe coach José Bordalas.
“Angel Rodriguez’s purpose has remained and Jaime Mata scored so many penalties, and then look what’s going on.”
Reporting through Philip O’Connor; Additional report through Richard Martin in Barcelona; edited through Pritha Sarkar and Ken Ferris
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