How Valencia can still get relegated from La Liga

The 2022-23 La Liga title race might be long over, but the relegation dogfight will go down to the wire. Six teams could still go down heading into the last matchday.

Incredibly, five of them - Cádiz, Getafe, Valencia, Almería and Celta - have hit the 40-point mark, historically the figure to guarantee safety.

Real Valladolid, on 39 points, need to win. The Ronaldo-owned side face Getafe (41). Despite equal head-to-head records against Celta and Almería, Valladolid would go down due to their significantly worse goal difference.

Celta (40) have the toughest battle on paper, facing newly-crowned champions Barcelona. The Iago Aspas-led Galician side have had narrow escapes in recent years, and are a bit of a bogey team for Barça. Should they lose and Valladolid win, they will go down. Celta have the worst head-to-head among the four teams ahead, and would go down if all teams ended on 41 points.

Getafe are technically in a relegation playoff against Valladolid, but a loss for them, along with a win for Celta, and points for Almería, Cádiz and Valencia would see them go down.

Almería (40) face already-relegated Espanyol, and would join them in Segunda next year, if they lost, Valladolid won and Celta pick up a point. They need one point to be safe.

Cádiz are at the head of the pack, on 41. They will fancy their chances of staying up as they face bottom side Elche, but should they end up tied on 41 with Getafe, they will be the ones going down on goal difference.

The biggest story is that of Valencia. Ragged by poor ownership and controversy, the club that won two league titles at the start of the decade could go down. They trail the current 41-point tie with Cádiz and Getafe, and wins for the clubs below them would see them relegated to the Segunda.

With the league titles sealed in the top 5 leagues, the La Liga relegation battle is where your eyeballs should be on as the European season winds down to a close.