Leo Messi made history, but manyquestions were left to be resolved on the last day of the seasonfollowing the penultimate round of games in the BBVA Primera Ligaon Saturday night. With the league title already decided, this Saturday's matches wereall about deciding who would join relegated along with RacingSantander to the second division, which sides could qualify forEurope and whether Leo Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo would end theseason as top scorer. There was a tremendous atmosphere in the Camp Nou for PepGuardiola's last home game as Barcelona coach. The fans gave Guardiola a standing ovation and hung out a hugebanner thanking him for the success that he had brought the club inthe past 4 years. Part of the interest of the derby against local rivals Espanyol washow many goals Leo Messi could score and he didn't make thesupporters wait long as he opened the scoring after 12 minutes witha well taken free kick, to net his 47th league goal of thecampaign. He scored his 48th from the penalty spot after an hour following aharsh handball decision against Espanyol midfielder ChristianGomez. There were no doubts about Messi's third of the night as a finefirst touch took him clear to finish with a right foot shot tocomplete he second hat-trick of the week. He then scored another penalty with 20 minutes remaining to make it4-0. It was his 50th league goal of the season: something nobodyhas ever achieved. Real Madrid scored two late goals to defeat Granada. A CristianoRonaldo penalty and an injury time own goal gave the champions awin the scarcely believed against a side fighting to avoidrelegation. Meanwhile Jonas Gonsalves' injury time winner gave Valencia a 1-0win at home to Villarreal to assure they finish in third place forthe third successive year and gives them direct qualification fornext season's Champions League. The defeat leaves Villarreal still in danger of relegation, whileGranada could also be relegated should they lose, while Villarreal,Rayo and Zaragoza all win. Rayo's disastrous end to the season continued with a 5-2 thrashingin Sevilla, while Zaragoza continue their incredible fightback witha 2-1 win at home to Racing Santander. Helder Postiga and Angel Lafita scored the vital goals in a gamewhere it looked as if the winning goal was never going to come forZaragoza. The win leaves them level on points with Rayo, one behindVillarreal and two behind Granada. Sporting Gijon also have a slim hope of survival after beatingBetis 2-1. Javier Clemente's side have to win their last game ofthe season and hope that Rayo and Zaragoza lose. Atletico Madrid gave themselves a chance of playing in theChampions League with a 2-1 win at home to Malaga, who are stillfourth. Koke and Adrian Lopez scored for Atletico, who had to fightfor their win. Meanwhile Mallorca move into the top six after beating Levante 1-0.Tomas Pina scored the vital goal nine minutes into the second half.Osasuna could still qualify for Europe after Ibrahima's first halfgoal saw them defeat Real Sociedad 1-0. Finally Athletic Club Bilbao prepared for next week's Europa Leaguefinal by resting players and drawing a meaningless game 0-0 at hometo Getafe. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as AC Axial Fans Manufacturer , Brushless DC Fan Manufacturer, and more. For more , please visit AC Vent Fan today!
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