La Liga Table 2015: Final Standings Following Matchday 38 Results

The 2014-15 La Liga season came to a conclusion on Saturday, and Matchday 38 threw up a handful of surprises as the final standings were set in stone. Deportivo La Coruna completed a fantastic comeback against Barcelona to salvage their La Liga spot for next season, while Real Madrid played out a thrilling 7-3 win over Getafe.

Eibar managed to beat Cordoba 3-0 but will still be relegated following Deportivo La Coruna's 2-2 draw against the champions and Granada's scoreless draw against Atletico Madrid.

Valencia beat Almeria 3-2 to grab the final Champions League ticket ahead of Sevilla, who could still qualify for the tournament by beating Dnipro in the Europa League final. Here are the full results from Week 38:

Home	Score	Away
Levante	0-0	Elche
Almeria	2-3	Valencia
Bilbao	4-0	Villarreal
Barcelona	2-2	Deportivo
Celta Vigo	3-2	Espanyol
Eibar	3-0	Cordoba
Granada	0-0	Atletico Madrid
Malaga	2-3	Sevilla
Rayo Vallecano	2-4	Real Sociedad
Real Madrid	7-3	Getafe

The final La Liga standings:

#	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Barcelona	38	30	4	4	110	21	89	94
2	Real Madrid	38	30	2	6	118	38	80	92
3	Atletico Madrid	38	23	9	6	67	29	38	78
4	Valencia	38	22	11	5	70	32	38	77
5	Sevilla	38	23	7	8	71	45	26	76
6	Villarreal	38	16	12	10	48	37	11	60
7	Athletic Bilbao	38	15	10	13	42	41	1	55
8	Celta Vigo	38	13	12	13	47	44	3	51
9	Malaga	38	14	8	16	42	48	-6	50
10	Espanyol	38	13	10	15	47	51	-4	49
11	Rayo Vallecano	38	15	4	19	46	68	-22	49
12	Real Sociedad	38	11	13	14	44	51	-7	46
13	Elche	38	11	8	19	35	62	-27	41
14	Levante	38	9	10	19	34	67	-33	37
15	Getafe	38	10	7	21	33	64	-31	37
16	Deportivo La Coruna	38	7	14	17	35	60	-25	35
17	Granada	38	7	14	17	29	64	-35	35
18	Eibar	38	9	8	21	34	55	-21	35
19	Almeria	38	8	8	22	35	64	-29	32
20	Cordoba	38	3	11	24	22	68	-46	20

Recap

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Barcelona legend Xavi took centre stage in Week 38, saying goodbye to the Blaugrana after spending his entire career at the club. As shared by Barcastuff, the veteran couldn't hold back his tears when the team honoured him with a tribute video:

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Pictures: Xavi emotional while watching tribute video pic.twitter.com/h8TgjmrDbn

— barcastuff (@barcastuff) May 23, 2015"

He later explained why he became so emotional:

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Xavi: "I tried to control my emotions, but in the end it wasn't possible. I'll miss everything about Barça." #fcblive

— barcastuff (@barcastuff) May 23, 2015"

Lionel Messi gave Barcelona a 2-0 lead over Deportivo after 60 minutes, and the Galicians appeared to be on their way down to the Segunda Division with just half an hour left on the clock.

But the club produced a fantastic comeback and pulled level thanks to goals from Lucas Perez and Diogo Salomao—to the disbelief of football journalist Graham Ruthven:

The draw was enough to keep the club in La Liga, as Deportivo and Granada, who both finished equal on points with Eibar, held the advantage in the head-to-head tie-breaker.

Eibar were one of the most pleasant surprises of the first half of the campaign, but the minnows were absolutely dreadful in 2015, and even a late win over Cordoba couldn't save them, per David Cartlidge of BeIN Sports:

As Inside La Liga shared, manager Gaizka Garitano confirmed he will be stepping down following his inability to keep the club in La Liga:

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Garitano: I was very determined to stay with Eibar in la Primera but I didn't accomplish the goal and I have to go.

— Inside La Liga (@InsideLaLiga) May 23, 2015"

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a first-half hat-trick against Getafe in Real Madrid's 7-3 win, a fitting conclusion to Los Blancos' season. Real scored almost at will but went into half-time tied 3-3 with a team that looked far inferior on paper, once again underlining the defensive issues that have plagued the team.

Martin Odegaard made his debut for the hosts, and per FootballEspana, the 16-year-old became the youngest La Liga player in history to do so:

Valencia finished their match against Almeria with 10 men after Daniel Parejo was dismissed for a second bookable offence, but a late goal from Paco Alcacer still gave the team a 3-2 win and the final Champions League ticket ahead of Sevilla, per Cartlidge:

The team has spent the entire campaign making life difficult on itself, and Saturday's match was no different. Sevilla took a convincing 3-2 lead against Malaga and appeared to be on the cusp of knocking their rivals out of the top four, but Alcacer came to Valencia's rescue.

Sevilla and Villarreal have qualified for next year's Europa League, although the former could still make the Champions League by beating Dnipro in their final match of the season.

Athletic Bilbao prepared for their meeting with Barcelona in the Copa Del Rey with a comprehensive 4-0 win over the Yellow Submarine. The two clubs will meet on Saturday, May 30.  

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