Deportivo La Coruna Returns to Top Tier in Spain After Eight Years
Bil Nsongo scored both goals as Deportivo opened a six-point gap to third place and secured automatic promotion with two rounds left.
- On Sunday, Deportivo clinched promotion to the Spanish top tier after an eight-year absence, defeating Valladolid 2-0 with both goals scored by Cameroonian forward Bil Nsongo.
- Deportivo spent 20 straight years in the top division before relegation in 2010-11, then dropped to the third tier in 2020 after further relegations in 2013 and 2018.
- The victory opened a six-point gap over third-place Almeria, which lost 3-1 at Sporting Gijon, while Racing Santander also secured promotion to the top flight.
- Villarreal secured third place with a 5-1 rout of Atletico Madrid, marking the departure of forward Antoine Griezmann, coach Marcelino Garc, and players Dani Parejo and Alfonso Pedraza.
- Barcelona won its second straight league title, finishing with 94 points—eight ahead of Real Madrid—while Mallorca, Girona, and Oviedo were relegated from the top flight.
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