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Malaga vs Levante. Spanish La Liga.

La RosaledaAttendance17,654.

Malaga 3

  • D Cop (30th minute, 89th minute)
  • G Castro (93rd minute)

Levante 1

  • J Morales (42nd minute)

Levante relegated from La Liga after 3-1 defeat at Malaga

Levante's six-year stay in La Liga is over following their 3-1 defeat to Malaga
Image: Levante's six-year stay in La Liga is over following their 3-1 defeat to Malaga

Levante's six-year stay in La Liga is over after their 3-1 defeat at Malaga condemned them to relegation.

The result leaves them six points behind Rayo Vallecano, Sporting Gijon and Getafe with two games remaining.

Under normal circumstances, it would still be possible for Levante to draw level with the three clubs directly above them on points, but with Getafe and Sporting playing each other on Sunday and one or both guaranteed to take at least one point from the game, the Valencia-based side will finish in the bottom three.

Duje Cop opened the scoring for Malaga but Jose Luis Morales levelled three minutes before half-time to give Levante hope.

Morales had another goal controversially ruled out for offside 15 minutes from time and it seemed Levante would take a point from the game.

Levante have won just seven times in 36 league games so far this season and currently sit six points adrift at the bottom of the table
Image: Levante have won just seven times in 36 league games so far this season and currently sit six points adrift at the bottom of the table

They lost instead, however, as Cop put Malaga back in front and Chory Castro sealed the home side's victory in injury time.

Although they are bound for the Segunda Division, Levante could still have a big say in what happens to other clubs at both ends of the table.

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They host title contenders Atletico Madrid this weekend and play fellow strugglers Rayo on the final day of the season.

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