Valencia fought back twice to earn a Champions league berth with a 3-2 away win that relegated Almeria on the final day of the Spanish league on Saturday.
Eibar also went down despite beating Cordoba 3-0, while Deportivo la Coruna stayed up after coming from two goals down to draw 2-2 at already crowned champion Barcelona. lionel Messi put Barcelona in front with his 42nd and 43rd league goals of the season. Barcelona's fans paid homage to Xavi Hernandez, who played his last league game. Xavi will get one more chance to play at Camp Nou next weekend when Barca host Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey final.