Sevilla avoids relegation despite home loss to Real Madrid, Mbappé

AAS Editorial Team

Sevilla avoids relegation despite home loss to Real Madrid, Mbappé

Vinícius Júnior scored for Madrid, which had already sealed second place.

Mbappé started for Real Madrid three days after saying coach Álvaro Arbeloa had made him the team's fourth-choice striker. He came off the bench in the win at Oviedo on Thursday in what was his return from an injury layoff.

Sevilla avoided relegation despite a 1-0 loss to Real Madrid at home. It was a tight relegation fight coming into Sunday's matches and Sevilla secured its salvation thanks to other results.

Relegation battle update

Alaves also guaranteed top-tier soccer next season with a 1-0 win at already relegated Oviedo.

Levante moved closer to safety with a 2-0 win over Mallorca and is 15th with 42 points, the same number of points as 16th-place Osasuna and 17th-place Elche.

Osasuna lost 2-1 to Espanyol at home, while Elche beat 10-man Getafe 1-0.

Inside the relegation zone are 17th-place Girona (40 points), second-to-last Mallorca (39) and Oviedo (29).

Five teams will enter next weekend's final round looking to avoid the drop: Levante, Osasuna, Elche, Girona and Mallorca.

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