Celta and Leganés both suffered a tense 90 minutes on Sunday night, but Celta ended up barely finding safety and Leganés was relegated in heartbreaking fashion.

Celta, a team that had spent millions of dollars last summer and brought in players such as Denis Suárez, Rafinha, and Santi Mina, never thought that it would have been in a relegation fight.

However, their draw on the road against bottom of the table Espanyol, combined with a Leganés draw against La Liga champions Real Madrid, meant that they were able to at least escape from a fate that had once seemed unimaginable.

Leganés, on the other hand, spent nearly the entire season in the relegation zone of the table and suffered a couple of big losses in the winter after strikers Youssef En-Nesyri and Martin Braithwaite left for Sevilla and Barcelona, respectively.

However, the team from the Madrid suburbs nearly completed a miraculous comeback to stay in the league for the fifth consecutive season.

After being down 1-2 in the second half to Real Madrid, they tied up the score thanks to a Roger Assale goal in the 78th minute.

They desperately attacked Real Madrid for the final 10 minutes of the game plus added time, but simply couldn’t find the net and their draw sealed their relegation down to the second division.

At the end of the day, Celta’s players had escaped relegation and Leganés’s will have to begin planning for a promotion push next season if they want to return to La Liga.

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Martin Braithwaite, currently with CD Leganés in Spain’s La Liga, has been chosen to be signed by Barcelona according to various sources.

Ali Dursun, the 28-year-old’s Dutch international’s agent, was in Barcelona to begin negotiations with the Catalonian club on Monday.

After Ousmane Dembele was ruled out for the rest of the season and Luis Suarez was deemed out until April or May, Barcelona presented a petition to the Spanish federation to allow them to add an extra forward outside of the transfer window.

The federation granted them this ability, with the condition being that the player must either be already playing in Spain or be a free agent that is not currently tied to any club. Barcelona, who is working with a limited amount of money to make a deal, has reportedly settled on a relatively unknown player to complete their squad.

Braithwaite has spent the past year playing for the Pepineros, where he has scored 10 goals in 38 games.

Barcelona hopes to have the deal completed by the end of the week, barring any unexpected holdups in negotiations.

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Celta and Leganés both suffered a tense 90 minutes on Sunday night, but Celta ended up barely finding safety and Leganés was relegated in heartbreaking fashion.

Celta, a team that had spent millions of dollars last summer and brought in players such as Denis Suárez, Rafinha, and Santi Mina, never thought that it would have been in a relegation fight.

However, their draw on the road against bottom of the table Espanyol, combined with a Leganés draw against La Liga champions Real Madrid, meant that they were able to at least escape from a fate that had once seemed unimaginable.

Leganés, on the other hand, spent nearly the entire season in the relegation zone of the table and suffered a couple of big losses in the winter after strikers Youssef En-Nesyri and Martin Braithwaite left for Sevilla and Barcelona, respectively.

However, the team from the Madrid suburbs nearly completed a miraculous comeback to stay in the league for the fifth consecutive season.

After being down 1-2 in the second half to Real Madrid, they tied up the score thanks to a Roger Assale goal in the 78th minute.

They desperately attacked Real Madrid for the final 10 minutes of the game plus added time, but simply couldn’t find the net and their draw sealed their relegation down to the second division.

At the end of the day, Celta’s players had escaped relegation and Leganés’s will have to begin planning for a promotion push next season if they want to return to La Liga.

The post Celta Vigo Narrowly Avoids Relegation, Leganes Goes Down in Final La Liga Matchday appeared first on yoursportspot.com.

Martin Braithwaite, currently with CD Leganés in Spain’s La Liga, has been chosen to be signed by Barcelona according to various sources.

Ali Dursun, the 28-year-old’s Dutch international’s agent, was in Barcelona to begin negotiations with the Catalonian club on Monday.

After Ousmane Dembele was ruled out for the rest of the season and Luis Suarez was deemed out until April or May, Barcelona presented a petition to the Spanish federation to allow them to add an extra forward outside of the transfer window.

The federation granted them this ability, with the condition being that the player must either be already playing in Spain or be a free agent that is not currently tied to any club. Barcelona, who is working with a limited amount of money to make a deal, has reportedly settled on a relatively unknown player to complete their squad.

Braithwaite has spent the past year playing for the Pepineros, where he has scored 10 goals in 38 games.

Barcelona hopes to have the deal completed by the end of the week, barring any unexpected holdups in negotiations.

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