Atletico Madrid have won the La Liga title on the final weekend of the season, as they secured a comeback win to finish above bitter rivals Real Madrid.
Diego Simeone’s side trailed lowly Valladolid 1-0 at half time but Angel Correa equalized with a corker and Luis Suarez clinically finished to secure the title and relegate Valladolid in the process.
Diego Costa still in the football wilderness as Atletico Madrid close in on La Liga title
Real Valladolid will welcome Atletico Madrid on Saturday and with a win would guarantee them the La Liga title in this campaign.
Valladolid sits at the bottom of the table while Atletico Madrid is two points ahead of Real Madrid before the final round of fixtures takes place.
Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid enter the final day of the Spanish league on Saturday with the title up for grabs between the crosstown rivals.
Atletico Madrid can win their first league title in seven years with a victory at Valladolid.
Going into the final day, Atletico lead Madrid by two points, while Madrid hold the tiebreaker if they finish level on points.
Gilles Lupien, the ex-Montreal defenseman who succumbed to cancer at age 67 on Wednesday, held but a brief role in the rich, emotionally charged Canadiens-Bruins playoff rivalry that for decades seemed to play out nearly every spring.
Winter had not officially surrendered its grip around here, and we paid little attention to the tulips sprouting in the Public Garden, until the Habs and Bruins hunkered down to trade shifts, shots, and punches in April or May.
Kevan Miller officially is sidelined.
Boston Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy on Saturday ruled out the defenseman for Game 5 of their first-round Stanley Cup Playoffs series against the Washington Capitals. Miller left Game 4 and went to the hospital to treat injuries he suffered in the second period after receiving a wild check from Capitals defenseman Dmitry Orlov.