La Liga round-up: Athletic Bilbao claim fifth
Saturday 14 May 2016 21:12, UK
Athletic Bilbao secured fifth place on the final day of the season in La Liga as they saw off nine-man Sevilla 3-1 on Saturday.
Bilbao jumped above Celta Vigo, who were beaten 2-0 at Atletico Madrid, to secure a place in the group stage of the Europa League next season.
Aritz Aduriz struck twice in the first half before Sevilla - who made a host of changes ahead of their Europa League final clash with Liverpool on Wednesday - saw Coke dismissed.
Juan Munoz pulled one back in the 55th minute for the away side, but Thimothee Kolodziejczak was then red carded just three minutes later.
Raul Garcia sealed the three points for Bilbao in the 71st minute, before the home side lost a man themselves as Mikel Rico was sent off in the closing stages.
Celta saw their chances of finishing fifth ended at the Vicente Calderon as Fernando Torres and Antoine Griezmann struck in quick succession just after the break to secure a 2-0 win for Atletico.
Diego Simeone's side had nothing left to play for after seeing their title challenge end with defeat at Levante last week, but they can now focus on their Champions League final against Real Madrid in two weeks.
Elsewhere, Luis Suarez struck a hat-trick as Barcelona secured the title with a 3-0 win at Granada, while Real Madrid made sure of second place as they overcame Deportivo La Coruna 2-0.
The final games of the season take place on Sunday as Malaga host Las Palmas, Espanyol face Eibar, Levante travel to Rayo Vallecano, Real Betis clash with Getafe and Sporting Gijon play Villarreal.
