Madrid (EFE) on the precipice until the 41 of Valencia, Cádiz and Getafe, passing through the 40 of Celta and Almería, with the certainty of each and every one of them depending on themselves: triumph is permanence.
A direct duel marks almost everything: Valladolid-Getafe at the Nuevo Zorilla stadium. A draw is worth the Azulón team, like Cádiz, Valencia and Almería on the last day… And it may be enough for Celta and Valladolid, depending on other markers. Almería visits Espanyol, Cádiz travels to Elche, Valencia travels to Betis and Celta receives the champion, Barcelona, in Balaídos.
Of the five duels the last descent comes out.
13. Cádiz (41 points): V: 10. E: 11. R: 16. GF: 29. GC: 52. Diff: -23
Elche, relegated, is the rival of Cádiz, which has not won as a visitor in the last four outings (since the 0-2 victory over Betis at the Benito Villamarín stadium, it has suffered a draw and three consecutive defeats) and which is practically saved from relegation
His permanence will be a fact, without looking at other markers, if he wins or draws at the Martínez Valero stadium, where the local team has won two of their last three duels, with two wins against Rayo Vallecano (4-0) and Atlético de Madrid (1-0), as well as a draw with Sevilla (1-1), all when they already knew they had lost the category.
The only combination of all that sends Cádiz to Segunda on the last day goes through a defeat of their own, the victories of Valladolid against Getafe, Celta against Barcelona and Almería against Espanyol and the victory or draw of Valencia against Betis.
All this must happen at the same time for Sergio González’s block to be relegated and for a 41-point tie with Getafe to be resolved due to the general difference, because the particular difference is balanced (2-2 and 0-0). . Right now, the yellow team has -23 compared to -11 for the blue block.
14. Getafe (41 points). V: 10. E: 11. D: 16. GF. 34. GC: 45. Diff: -11
Two wins in a row and three games without losing do not move Getafe from the limit situation they are facing in Valladolid, where their permanence is at stake. If he wins or draws, he is saved regardless of the rest of the results of the day.
The azulón team has never won at the Zorrilla stadium, with ten visits in official competition, five draws and five losses.
If he loses, he does enter the risk of relegation, depending on other results. It is certain that, in the event of a defeat, Valladolid will surpass it (42 points to 41). The rest will do so or not depending on their markers in their respective matches.
In this sense, several combinations send him to the Second Division, all with his defeat against Valladolid as the initial premise:
-Defeat for Cádiz, draw for Almería and Celta and the victory or draw for Valencia.
-That Cádiz loses, Almería draws, Valencia wins or draws and Celta wins.
-Defeat for Valencia, draw or victory for Cádiz and Almería and victory for Celta.
-Draw for Almería, win or tie for Cádiz and Valencia and victory for Celta.
In the rest, it is saved.
15. Valencia (41 points). V: 11. E: 8. D: 18. GF: 41. GC: 44. Diff: -3
Samuel Lino’s goal at the last minute against Espanyol kept Valencia in an ideal situation for the final date for permanence, in which they will visit Betis, where nothing is at stake, because they will be sixth regardless of their result at Benito Villamarin.
The path to avoid relegation is marked: it is saved with a victory, like all its competitors, or with a draw.
Defeat would drop them only in two score combinations, both with Cádiz and Getafe with their lost matches against Elche and Valladolid, respectively, and with the addition or not of Almería’s draw.
Valencia have won in two of their last four outings and have only lost in two of their most recent eight trips to Villamarín.
16. Almeria (40 points). V: 11. E: 7. D: 19. GF: 46. GC: 62. Diff: -16
Almería is playing it against Espanyol, already mathematically relegated, and far from their stadium, with victory and a tie as sure ways to stay, since, in the second case, the particular or general difference wins the rivals with whom it ends balanced, be it a double, a triple, a quadruple or a five-fold tie.
In the event of a defeat, Almería, which has achieved a victory in the last four rounds, is relegated if Valladolid wins or draws and Celta does the same.
If the team from Vigo lost and Valladolid won, the block coached by Rubí would be saved because they have won the particular difference against the Galician team, whom they beat 3-1 and with whom they drew 2-2 in their two matches this season. With Valladolid, he has lost it.
Almería have only won one of their 18 league games away this season. It is the worst away team in the championship, with seven points out of 54 possible.
17. Celtic (40 points). V: 10. E: 10. D: 17. GF: 41. GC: 52. Diff: -1
With only one point from the last 18, with seven defeats in the last nine games, with only one victory in their most recent eleven games, Celta is in an unforeseen mess on the last day of LaLiga Santander.
If he beats Barcelona, which he receives in Balaídos, he is saved. It is his only guarantee.
If it draws, it will depend on other markers that can drop it. First of Valladolid winning Getafe. It is an essential condition for Celta to lose the category. Then, let Almería tie or win.
Then there are variables with other markers that lower it or save it with a draw against Barça, because Celta loses the particular difference with Almería, with Valencia and with Getafe, they beat Cádiz and have it even with Valladolid , although, in that case, he also appears to be the overall winner: -11 in his case to -30 for that rival.
The defeat descends it if Valladolid wins. Also if they tie and Almería loses, because the triple tie goes down to the sky-blue team.
18. Valladolid (39 points). V: 11. E: 6. D: 20. GF: 33. GC: 63. Diff: -3
Valladolid starts at a disadvantage, with the fewest points of all and the worst overall difference in goals for and against… But it also depends on itself: if it beats Getafe at the Nuevo Zorrilla, it achieves permanence in LaLiga Santander.
If they tie, they will only be saved if Almería loses, whatever the result of Celta, also one point ahead of the Blanquivioleta team.
If he loses, he would be left with 39 points and would be relegated regardless of other results.
After five defeats, they have gone two games without losing.
Teams already descended
19. Spanish (36 points). V: 8. E: 12. D: 17. GF: 49. GC: 66. Diff: -17.
20. Elche (24 points). V: 5. E: 9. D: 23. GF: 29. GC: 46. Diff: -37.