{"id":1062,"date":"2025-05-23T17:44:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T09:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/?p=1062"},"modified":"2025-05-23T17:44:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T09:44:38","slug":"what-to-look-out-for-in-final-la-liga-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/23\/what-to-look-out-for-in-final-la-liga-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"What to look out for in final La Liga weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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La Liga’s final weekend features two teams battling to avoid relegation and three dreaming of qualifying for European competition, among other issues to resolve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We out five key talking points ahead of this weekend’s matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mbappe’s goal
Although Real Madrid end the season without a major trophy, French striker Kylian Mbappe has scored 41 times across all competitions and leads La Liga’s scoring charts with 29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With champions Barcelona’s striker Robert Lewandowski trailing by four goals, Mbappe seems to have sewn up Spain’s Pichichi trophy – for the league’s top scorer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Against Real Sociedad on Saturday at the Santiago Bernabeu he will be looking to find the net again and claim the European Golden Shoe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mbappe trails Sporting Lisbon’s Viktor Gyokeres by half a point in the standings, and a single goal would take him above the Swede, whose season is over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Behind Mbappe lurks Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, who can also win if he outscores Mbappe by two goals against Crystal Palace on the Premier League’s final day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Madrid farewells
Luka Modric said Thursday that Saturday’s game will be his final match at the Santiago Bernabeu after 13 years with Los Blancos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The veteran Croatian, who turns 40 in September, has been a key player at Madrid since joining from Tottenham in 2012, winning six Champions Leagues and La Liga four times among other trophies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Modric will play out his final Madrid games in the United States at the Club World Cup, but fans will give their captain an emotional goodbye this weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There will be a fond farewell to coach Carlo Ancelotti, who is departing to lead the Brazilian national team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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European dreams
Two of Celta Vigo, Rayo Vallecano and Osasuna will be packing their bags for a European tour next season, with one team set to reach the Europa League and another the Conference League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Celta, who visit Getafe, have a one-point advantage on the other two clubs. Celta last played continental football in 2017, when they lost to Manchester United in the Europa League semi-finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rayo Vallecano, hosting Mallorca, have come close to reaching Europe in recent years but have not done so since the 2000-01 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Osasuna, meanwhile, travel to face Alaves. They reached the Conference League play-off in the 2023-24 season but lost to Club Brugge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If Celta Vigo and Rayo both win, they will take seventh and eighth, with Osasuna needing one of the two to slip up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Last chance Leganes
At the bottom, there are only two sides who could go down with already-relegated Las Palmas and Valladolid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Espanyol are 17th, two points above Leganes in 18th. Leganes must win against Valladolid and hope Espanyol drop points at home against Las Palmas, both on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Madrid minnows have the superior head-to-head so if they finish level on points with the Catalan side, they will stay up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Safe hands Jan
Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak is poised to win the Zamorra trophy for La Liga’s best goalkeeper for a record sixth time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is awarded to the stopper who concedes the fewest goals per game on average, having played at least 28 league matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oblak leads Real Madrid’s Thibaut Courtois in the standings, with 0.83 goals conceded per game. The Belgian, who has let in 0.97 per game, would have to keep a clean sheet, while Oblak must concede five at Girona on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oblak has conceded one more goal than Courtois but has played six more matches so has the lower average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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