Soccer-Girona relegated after draw with Elche as LaLiga drama unfolds


Soccer Football - LaLiga - Valencia v FC Barcelona - Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia, Spain - May 23, 2026 Valencia's Luis Rioja in action with FC Barcelona's Alejandro Balde REUTERS/Pablo Morano

May ⁠23 (Reuters) - Girona were relegated from LaLiga on ⁠Saturday after a 1-1 home draw with ‌Elche consigned them to the second division, two years after their historic third-place finish secured Champions League football.

Needing ​victory to stay up, Girona ⁠fell behind in the ⁠first half and although they levelled after the ⁠break ‌could not find a winner at a tense Montilivi.

The result left them ⁠in the bottom three at the final ​whistle, joining ‌bottom side Real Oviedo in going down.

Mallorca ⁠beat visitors ​Oviedo 3-0 but finished on 42 points alongside Osasuna and Levante and were relegated after losing ⁠the head-to-head tiebreaker between the three ​clubs.

Champions Barcelona, who wrapped up the title two weeks ago ahead of second-placed Real Madrid, ended ⁠their campaign with a 3-1 defeat at Valencia. Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 4-2 at the Santiago Bernabeu in Dani Carvajal's farewell appearance.

Celta ​Vigo secured sixth place ⁠and a Europa League spot with a 1-0 ​win over Sevilla, while Getafe ‌beat Osasuna 1-0 to finish ​seventh and claim Conference League qualification.

(Reporting by Fernando Kallas; Editing by Ken Ferris)

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