Atletico Madrid's Brazilian defender Guilherme Siqueira (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the Spanish league football match Levante UD vs Club Atletico de Madrid at the Ciutat de Valencia stadium in Valencia on May 10, 2015. PHOTO: AFP
A point for both sides means that Atletico lead the Europa League champions by seven points with just two games remaining.
Atletico now need three points from their final two fixtures at home to Barcelona and away to Granada to guarantee third place ahead of Valencia and avoid a qualifier for the group stages in August.
Sevilla however, could still qualify directly into the group stages of next season’s Champions League themselves should they go onto retain the Europa League, after winning 3-0 in the first leg against Fiorentina.
But their hopes of doing so through La Liga took another blow as Celta remained in the fight for a European place of their own.
Kevin Gameiro fired the visitors into an early lead with a brilliant finish after a neat one-two with Iago Aspas.
However, Santi Mina levelled from the penalty spot after Alejandro Arribas had felled Charles inside the area just before the hour mark.
Celta now trail Malaga by three points in the race for seventh place after they edged an Andalusian derby against Almeria 2-1.
Villarreal are guaranteed a place in next season’s Europa League as Joel Campbell’s solitary goal handed them a first victory in 10 league games against Elche.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 12th, 2015.
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