Getafe beats Atletico 3-0 in Spain

Getafe downed a depleted Atletico Madrid 3-0 to finish sixth in the Spanish league and qualify for next season's Europa League on Saturday.

Roberto Soldado scored twice with Daniel Parejo adding a third after Atletico rested most of the players who helped the team win the Europa League on Wednesday, including strikers Diego Forlan and Sergio Aguero.

Villarreal's hopes of taking sixth place itself were dashed when it drew 3-3 at Zaragoza.

Getafe, achieving the best final placing in its history, ended with 58 points from 38 games, while Villarreal finished seventh with 56.

Earlier, Athletic Bilbao ended its campaign with a 2-0 win over Deportivo La Coruna.

Later Saturday, Sevilla and Mallorca were vying to finish fourth and gain the final Champions League berth. Sevilla visited Almeria, while Mallorca hosted Espanyol.

On Sunday, Barcelona will win its 20th league title if it beats relegation-threatened Valladolid at the Camp Nou or matches the result of second-place Real Madrid, which visits another side in danger of losing its first-division place, Malaga.

Visitors Getafe lined up before kickoff to applaud Atletico for its 2-1 victory over Fulham but then struck in the 14th minute, with Soldado playing a wall pass with Adrian Gonzalez and slotting the ball home.

Soldado doubled his tally in the 53rd by turning home Pedro Leon's cross from the right following some slack Atletico defending.

Substitute Parejo sealed Getafe's win in the 87th after breaking past Atletico's defense and firing home.

Villarreal trailed Zaragoza 3-0 after 35 minutes following strikes by Eliseu Pereira, Adrian Colunga and Ruben Pulido.

Spain midfielder Santi Cazorla helped the visitors battle back with goals in the 40th and 56th before Giuseppe Rossi equalized in the 82nd.

Bilbao's teenage striker Iker Muniain cut in from the left before unleashing a rising shot from just inside the penalty area to score in the 19th minute.

Midfielder Javi Martinez celebrated his recent inclusion in Spain's 30-man preliminary World Cup squad by culminating a solo run with a right-footed shot for the second goal in the 77th.

Bilbao's win at its San Mames Stadium lifted the eighth-place team _ its best finish in six seasons _ to 54 points.

Deportivo, which has slumped in the second half of the season, ended with 47 points and will place 10th or 11th, depending on other results.

The game marked the final appearance of Bilbao's former Spain forward Joseba Etxeberria, who is retiring after 15 seasons with the club.

Etxeberria missed out on a final goal when he sidefooted narrowly wide early in the second half before leaving the field in tears to a huge ovation on being substituted in the 72nd.