Results: Getafe 1-1 Córdoba, Valencia 3-1 Atlético, Rayo 0-2 BarcEibar, Eibar 3-3 LevAlmeríalmería 2-2 Elche, Málaga 2-1 Granada, Sevilla 4-1 DEspanyol, Espanyol 2-2 Real Sociedad, Real Madrid 5-0 Espanyol.
Jérémy Mathieu went to Barcelona and Juan Bernat to Bayern Munich.
Instead, I had spent a very pleasant morning back in Barcelona, using the latest generation of hitching apps and websites to set up an itinerary of interconnecting rides.
On a muggy, absorbing, oddly processional night Barcelona reached their eighth European Cup final with their first win in Munich, cruising past the champions of Germany without ever really having to thrum up through the gears.
A narrow win for Bayern Munich on the night – and a comfortable Barcelona victory overall – was just reward for Luis Enrique's team, who were again wonderfully supple and incisive in attack when it mattered.
I said if you score 30 goals for us and win the PFA player of the year, the press player of the year – I knew he was going to win them – I told him Real or Barcelona will come for you".
"I always hope that we have the ball in all our matches but against Barcelona you know that this is difficult.
"I wouldn't say that it was more straightforward as Barcelona have a strong squad with great players," he said.
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Results: Zaragoza 3-1 Osasuna, Celta 2-1 Getafe, Betis 1-0 Espanyol Barcelona 2-0 Granada, Mallorca 2-0 VaLevante Levante 2-1 Real Sociedad, Atlético 2-1 VAthleticd, Athletic 0-0 Málaga, Rayo-Real Madrid, postponed.
In 2009-10 they went out to Barcelona in the quarter-finals.
