La Liga season comes to an end this weekend with the destiny of the title, who plays in the Europa League and the last two relegation places all to be decided. Here are some things to look out for this weekend in Spain.
1 More drama from Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid travel to Valladolid knowing that a win will see them crowned as Champions no matter what Real Madrid do at home to Villarreal. Atletico face a rival that needs to win and hope results elsewhere go their way to avoid relegation and they should be clear favorites, especially given that Valladolid have not won any of their last 11 matches.
However, Atletico have become experts at doing things the hard way as their tense wins against Real Sociedad and last weekend's dramatic fightback against Osasuna have shown.
A failure to take chances have left Atletico fans on a knife edge over the last month and coach Diego Simeone will hope this time they can kill their rivals off fast - but knowing Atletico, it's probably going to be tense yet again.
2 Real Madrid to fulfill their part of the bargain
Real Madrid need to win on Saturday and then hope that Atletico slip up in Valladolid, but they have a difficult rival in Villarreal, who travel to Valdebebas seventh in the table, but just a point behind Real Sociedad and Betis in fifth and sixth and needing to win to have a chance of securing a place in next season's Europa League.
A possible advantage for Madrid is that Villarreal face Manchester United in the Europa League final next week and winning that would give them a place in next season's Champions League.
Villarreal coach Unai Emery has to juggle his squad to give them the best possible chance on Saturday while keeping his players as sharp as possible for next week and that could be a big advantage for Real Madrid, who have only one thing to focus on.
3 Goodbyes in Eibar
Barca's last game of the season is away to already-relegated Eibar, whose coach Jose Luis Mendilibar will leave after six seasons in charge, along with the majority of the Eibar squad.
However, most eyes will be on Barcelona, where barring a major shock, Ronald Koeman will be sacked next week and the door opened for several players over the summer.
Meanwhile, Leo Messi has yet to say whether or not he will sign a new contract after requesting a transfer last summer, which means there is still the chance this could be his last ever game for the club.
4 Will fans make the difference for Elche?
Valladolid, Elche and Huesca will battle it out to avoid the two remaining relegation places, with Valladolid needing to win and hope the others drop points.
Huesca will be safe if they can win at home to Valencia, but if they lose or draw, Elche will fancy their chances as they entertain Athletic Club who have several key players out through injury and suspension. Elche will have 5,000 fans cheering on for the first time this season in their Martinez Valero Stadium and just maybe that support from the stands could make the difference.
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