▁ 4 – 2 – 3 – 1 ▁formation ▁compr ising ▁As ier ▁Ill ar ram endi ▁and ▁Mark el ▁Berg ara ▁in ▁the ▁double ▁ 6 ▁and ▁X abi ▁Pri eto ▁just ▁ahead ▁of ▁them ▁as ▁an ▁attack ing ▁mid f iel der . ▁ ▁Race ▁for ▁fourth ▁In ▁April , ▁it ▁became ▁clear ▁that ▁either ▁Real ▁Soci edad ▁or ▁Val encia ▁would ▁capture ▁the ▁fourth - place ▁spot . ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁April , ▁a ▁decis ive ▁match ▁between ▁these ▁two ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁An o eta . ▁Real ▁Soci edad ▁was ▁capable ▁of ▁coming ▁back ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁match , ▁thus ▁opening ▁a ▁five - point ▁gap ▁with ▁Val encia . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁weeks , ▁however , ▁Val encia ▁won ▁three - stra ight ▁games ▁while ▁Real ▁Soci edad ▁dropped ▁points . ▁Before ▁the ▁last ▁match day , ▁Real ▁Soci edad ▁were ▁two ▁points ▁behind ▁Val encia ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁travel ▁to ▁re leg ation - th re aten ed ▁Deport ivo ▁de ▁La ▁Cor u ña . ▁Real ▁Soci edad ▁won ▁their ▁match ▁and ▁Val encia ▁lost ▁their s , ▁sending ▁the ▁Bas que ▁team ▁to ▁fourth ▁place ▁and ▁se cur ing ▁a ▁spot ▁at ▁the ▁UEFA ▁Champions ▁League ▁play - off ▁round . ▁ ▁Real ▁Soci edad ▁scored ▁ 7 0 ▁goals ▁that ▁season , ▁more ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁club ▁bar ▁Real ▁Madrid ▁and ▁Barcelona ▁and ▁had ▁the ▁fourth - best ▁defence . ▁ ▁Tow ards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁when ▁it ▁seemed ▁like