Girona Relegated After Draw with Elche, Mallorca Also Down in LaLiga ...
- On Saturday, Girona fell to the second division following a 1-1 home draw against Elche at Montilivi, consigning the club to relegation just two years after their third-place finish secured Champions League football.
- Girona and Mallorca entered the final day fighting for survival, but Elche struck first with Alvaro Rodriguez's goal in the 39th minute, as Rodriguez controlled the ball and lashed a fierce effort into the top corner.
- Arnau Martinez briefly restored hope for Girona in the 48th minute, pouncing on a rebound following a free kick, though the team's desperate late push for a winner brought only frustration.
- Mallorca joined Girona in the second division after finishing on 42 points; despite a 3-0 victory over Real Oviedo, the club suffered relegation due to losing the head-to-head tiebreaker against Osasuna and Levante.
- Elsewhere, Champions Barcelona ended their campaign with a 3-1 defeat at Valencia, while Celta Vigo and Getafe secured Europa League and Conference League spots respectively; Kylian Mbappe finished as LaLiga's top scorer.
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Girona relegated after draw with Elche, Mallorca also down in La Liga drama
Girona was relegated from La Liga along with Mallorca on Saturday after a nerve-shredding 1-1 home draw with Elche consigned it to the second division, two years after its third-place finish secured Champions League football.
The Balearics beat the Oviedo (3-0) but did not give themselves the carambola that saved them. The team of Michel could not pass the tie (1-1) before the Elche and kept Osasuna, who lost 1-0 in the Coliseum, in vilo Read
The Girona went to the hell of Second Division. He was unable one more week to win, the only thing he could do to ensure permanence, and the Elche, with the tie, will continue one more season in the elite. The dreams of greatness of Montilivi are over, which in three seasons has gone from marveling being the third team of the League, playing the Champions and ending down.Continue reading...
Girona had to win in order to try to keep herself in Liga, unfortunately for Míchel and his men, the draw against Elche (1-1) condemned them to go down in Liga2 for the first time since 2022.
Algemeen Dagblad
Het ParoolDaley Blind and Donny van de Beek have been ignominiously relegated from La Liga with Girona. In the final round of La Liga, coach Míchel's team – who is attracting interest from Ajax – had survival entirely in their own hands. However, against direct rival Elche, the Catalans could only manage a 1-1 draw.
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