Barcelona captain Xavi left the pitch to a standing ovation as his final La Liga game ended in a draw against Deportivo de La Coruna. The 35...
Barcelona captain Xavi left the pitch to a standing ovation as his final La Liga game ended in a draw against Deportivo de La Coruna.
The 35-year-old midfielder, who has spent 24 years with the club, was withdrawn with five minutes left and saluted by the whole of the Nou Camp.
Lionel Messi's brace had put Barca 2-0 up before Deportivo fought back.
Lucas and Diogo Salomao earned a point for Deportivo who escaped relegation on head-to-head record with Eibar.
Barcelona's players wore special shirts to honour Xavi after he announced he will leave the Spanish champions at the end of the season to join Qatari side Al Sadd.
His final bow at the Nou Camp is expected to come in the Copa del Rey final against Athletic Bilbao next weekend while his last appearance in a Barcelona shirt is likely to be the Champions League final against Juventus in Berlin on 6 June.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a first-half hat-trick to help Real Madrid see out a disappointing season with an entertaining finish against Getafe on Saturday evening.
The spirited visitors came in level after a six-goal first period but were ultimately undone by goals from Javier Hernandez, James Rodriguez and Jese Rodriguez.
Norwegian 16-year-old Martin Odegaard made his Bernabeu bow as a second-half substitute, replacing Ronaldo to become Real's youngest ever La Liga debutant.
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