Atletico Madrid fell to a shock 1-0 defeat at relegated Elche on Sunday, confirming that Diego Simeone’s facet are not mathematically in competition to win La Liga. Leaders Barcelona can win the title in a while Sunday with a win at metropolis rivals Espanyol and Atletico, third, can not catch them. Atletico, who’ve been in sensational type because the World Cup, have been inexplicably blunt towards bottom-of-the-table Elche, who earned solely their fourth win of the season.

Fidel Chaves broke the impasse within the forty first minute, when Atletico goalkeeper Ivo Grbic badly flapped at a throw-in, leaving the winger with an open objective.

After Real Madrid beat Getafe on Saturday they overtook Atletico by two factors.

Earlier Valencia snatched an essential late victory at Celta Vigo to climb provisionally to 14th, three factors above the relegation zone.

Spanish La Liga outcomes on Sunday:

Celta Vigo 1 (Seferovic 60) Valencia 2 (Kluivert 8, Mari 88)

Elche 1 (Fidel 41) Atletico Madrid 0

Playing later (GMT)

Real Valladolid v Sevilla (1630), Espanyol v Barcelona (1900)

Monday

Real Betis v Rayo Vallecano (1900)

Played Saturday

Real Sociedad 2 (Oyarzabal 5-pen, Silva 24) Girona 2 (Couto 37, Stuani 45+3)

Osasuna 3 (Budimir 46, Abde 51, Gomez 81) Almeria 1 (Lazaro 90+2)

Villarreal 5 (Baena 24, 90, Jackson 37, 50, Paredes 61-og) Athletic Bilbao 1 (Sancet 45+3-pen)

Real Madrid 1 (Asensio 70) Getafe 0

Played Friday

Real Mallorca 1 (Maffeo 16) Cadiz 0

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