Alaves stun Barcelona 1-0 to ease relegation fears

Already-crowned La Liga champion FC Barcelona lost 1-0 away to Deportivo Alaves on Wednesday.

Three days after securing the title, Barcelona appeared to suffer the effects of its celebrations on Sunday and Monday, producing a performance well below its usual level. Ibrahim Diabate scored the only goal of the match for Alaves in first-half stoppage time.

The win lifted Alaves out of the bottom three and kept its survival hopes alive.

Sevilla won 3-2 away to Villarreal, moving into 10th place in the standings.

Villarreal, which has already secured a place in next season's UEFA Champions League, raced into a 2-0 lead through goals from Gerard Moreno and Georges Mikautadze, but Oso and Kike Salas made it 2-2 before the break. Akor Adams continued his excellent recent form with a 72nd-minute winner.

Also on Wednesday, Pere Milla and Kike Garcia scored as Espanyol ended an 18-match winless run with a 2-0 home victory over Athletic Bilbao, while Getafe strengthened its bid for a place in Europe next season by beating Mallorca 3-1.

Martin Satriano scored the first two goals, with Zaid Romero adding a third in the second half before Omar Mascarell headed in a consolation for Mallorca, which remains in the relegation battle.