The final day of the 2008-09 La Liga season concluded today with the relegation yet to be sorted. Both Recreativo and Numancia were already down going into this weekend's final round of matches but any five teams from Sporting Gijón, Real Betis, Getafe, Osasuna and Real Valladolid could've went down.
Real Betis hosted Real Valladolid in a game that neither could lose. Real Valladolid took the lead when Marcos Aguirre found the net but Ricardo Oliveira levelled soon after. That result meant that Osasuna had to win to survive. Real Madrid had nothing to play for but took the lead thanks to Gonzalo Higuaín. Jaroslav Plasil levelled before Juanfran gave Osasuna the lead. Real Madrid had Michel Salgado and Klass Huntelaar sent-off.
Racing Santander had nothing to play for and made Getafe work for the draw. Toni Moral gave Racing the lead before Esteban Granero levelled. Already relegated Recreativo visited El Mollinon looking to send Sporting Gijón down with them. They took the lead mid-way through the 1st half but strike from David Barral and Luis Moran secured Sporting of a top-flight place next season.
So after that it was Sporting Gijón, Osasuna, Real Valladolid and Getafe who were safe but it was relegation for Real Betis. The team who in 2005-06 were in the champions league were heading for the Segunda.
Elsewhere in Spain on Sunday Espanyol continued their fantastic form with a 3-0 home win over Málaga with Raúl Tamudo grabbing a hat-trick. Numancia went down with a 0-2 defeat to Sevilla with 2 late goals. Diego Perotti and a Juan Moreno own goal.
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