Real Betis return to Champions League after 20 years; Atletico Madrid beat Osasuna

MADRID: Atletico Madrid consolidated their fourth place in La Liga with a 2-1 victory over Osasuna on Tuesday while Real Betis beat Elche to guarantee themselves a Champions League spot.

Atletico’s English forward Ademola Lookman opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 15th minute after Javi Galan was carded for handball.

Alexander Sorloth made it two with 20 minutes to play, the Norwegian heading in from close range past Aitor Fernandez.

The only blot on Atletico’s copybook up until then was a red card for Marcos Llorente for two bad fouls.

Kike Barja made the game tighter than it should have been at the end with an injury-time strike to pull a goal back for Osasuna.

But Atletico held on for a result that leaves the Madrid side fourth on 66 points behind newly-crowned champions Barcelona (91pts), Real Madrid (77) and Villarreal (69), all three with a game in hand.