La Liga Results 2016 Week 38: Final Table and Top Scorers After Matchday 38

Sporting Gijon survived relegation from La Liga on the final day of the season after securing a magnificent 2-0 victory over Villarreal.

Sporting leapfrogged Getafe in the standings following their 2-1 defeat to Real Betis to claim the final remaining safety spot, as relegation was confirmed for Rayo Vallecano and the Madrid strugglers. 

With Levante's spot in the second tier already cemented, it was left for three times to squabble over two relegation positions with Sporting escaping demotion after goals from Jony and Sergio Alvarez.

Meanwhile in the individual charts, the Pichichi Trophy was already wrapped up with Luis Suarez claiming the award after netting a match and title-winning treble against lowly Granada to take his total for the season to 40.

Take a look at all the scores from Sunday's action:

Home	Score	Away
Espanyol	4-1	Eibar
Rayo Vallecano	3-1	Levante
Real Betis	2-1	Getafe
Sporting Gijon	2-0	Villarreal

Here's what the table looks like following the conclusion of Matchday 38:

R	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Barcelona	38	29	4	5	112	29	+83	91
2	Real Madrid	38	28	6	4	110	34	+76	90
3	Atletico Madrid	38	28	4	6	63	18	+45	88
4	Villarreal	38	18	10	10	44	35	+9	64
5	Athletic Club	38	18	8	12	58	45	+13	62
6	Celta Vigo	38	17	9	12	51	59	-8	60
7	Sevilla	38	14	10	14	51	50	+1	52
8	Malaga	38	12	12	14	38	35	+3	48
9	Real Sociedad	38	13	9	16	45	48	-3	48
10	Real Betis	38	11	12	15	34	52	-18	45
11	Las Palmas	38	12	8	18	45	53	-8	44
12	Valencia	38	11	11	16	46	48	-2	44
13	Espanyol	38	12	7	19	40	74	-34	43
14	Eibar	38	11	10	17	49	61	-12	43
15	Deportivo La Coruna	38	8	18	12	45	61	-16	42
16	Granada	38	10	9	19	46	69	-23	39
17	Sporting Gijon	38	10	9	19	40	62	-22	39
18	Rayo Vallecano	38	9	11	18	52	73	-21	38
19	Getafe	38	9	9	20	37	67	-30	36
20	Levante	38	8	8	22	37	70	-33	32

And the 10 sharpest marksmen in the division:

Position	Name	Club	Goals
1	Luis Suarez	Barcelona	40
2	Cristiano Ronaldo	Real Madrid	35
3	Lionel Messi	Barcelona	26
4	Karim Benzema	Real Madrid	24
5	Neymar	Barcelona	24
6	Antoine Griezmann	Atletico Madrid	22
7	Aritz Aduriz	Athletic Club	20
8	Gareth Bale	Real Madrid	19
9	Ruben Castro	Real Betis	19
10	Lucas Perez	Deportivo La Coruna	17

Recap

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Sporting pulled off a shock victory over UEFA Champions League qualifiers Villarreal at Estadio El Molinon on Sunday to move away from danger in the final round of fixtures.

It took just seven minutes for creative force Jony to calm the nerves of the hosts, as he rifled in a superb volley from the edge of the box following a fine ball into the area from Carlos Carmona from the right wing. 

The 24-year-old has been a standout player throughout Sporting's campaign and deservedly inked his name on the scoresheet with a well-taken strike to enthuse the home supporters.

Sergio Alvarez smashed in a second goal of the game with 10 minutes to play to secure all three points and ensure Gijon remain in the top flight.

BeINSports Editor David Cartlidge hailed the performance of Gijon once again this term:

Former Sporting striker David Villa showed his support as the club moved away from danger:

Meanwhile, Spanish football expert Sid Lowe provided the pictures at the full-time whistle:

The maximum points haul lifted Abelardo Fernandez side onto 39 points, just one more than Rayo in 17th place.

Getafe—the little brother of the two Madrid heavyweights, Real and Atletico—will ply their trade in the second tier after losing, 2-1, to Real Betis.

With 55 minutes on the clock, Betis broke the deadlock to further dampen Getafe's aspirations of surviving the drop. An excellent whipped ball to the far post by Joaquin was met by German Pezzella, who returned the ball from whence it came into the other corner of the net.

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Eighteen minutes later, Getafe’s fate was ultimately sealed after conceding a soft penalty. Charly Musonda’s ankle was tapped well outside the area before ultimately falling inside the box, but the referee pointed to the spot. Ruben Castro confidently stepped up to net his 19th goal of the season. 

Getafe lost their discipline in the second period after falling behind and quickly picked up five bookings in a 10-minute duration before second-half substitute Emiliano Buendia was shown a straight red card for kicking out at Fabian Ruiz. 

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Alvaro Medran gave Getafe a crumb of comfort with a wonderful top-corner strike from outside the box to supply the fans with a goal to cheer, but it was far from enough as the hosts held on.

Rayo Vallecano went down with a fight at home to Levante, as they opened up a two-goal lead inside 23 minutes through Pablo Hernandez and Jozabed. Verza pulled one back for the visitors on the hour mark from the penalty spot, but Miku regained his team's two-goal cushion with a tap-in at the back post. 

ESPN La Liga correspondent Dermot Corrigan felt Rayo's late-season form was a huge reason behind their demise: 

Despite securing the convincing win—just their ninth of the season—Rayo slipped into the Segunda after five years in La Liga.

Bleacher Report's European football writer Karl Matchett confirmed the state of play at the end of the season:

In the day's earlier game, Espanyol beat Eibar, 4-2, after braces from Marco Asensio and Gerard Moreno.

At the other end of the table, Barcelona secured their 24th Spanish domestic title and their sixth in the last eight years with a 3-0 win over Granada. Suarez was the highlight on Saturday as he netted a treble to secure he topped the scoring charts with 40 goals.

The official La Liga account paid tribute to the Uruguayan attacker:

While Sky Sports detailed the successes of the former Liverpool striker this year:

Real beat Depor, 2-0, following a brace from Portugal international Cristiano Ronaldo, who trailed Suarez by five goals, with the former Manchester United forward also hitting the woodwork twice before being replaced at half-time as Zinedine Zidane's men were forced to finish as runners-up.

Four-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi has been forced to take a backseat in the Barca goalscoring stakes after a fragmented season that injury disrupted in the early stages. The Argentine netted 26 times in the league in another inspirational campaign, but the season belonged to Suarez, who took on more responsibility leading the Blaugrana attack during his South American team-mate's absence. 

Benzema, who finished fourth in the scoring standings, found the back of the net in the league on 24 occasions this year, but it is interesting to note he did so in just 27 appearances, per WhoScored.com.