Girona suffer La Liga relegation just one year after Champions League debut
Girona have been relegated from La Liga following a 1-1 draw with Elche, ending their top-flight status just one season after competing in the Champions League.
The Catalan club needed a crucial victory on the final day to secure survival in Spain’s premier division.
However, they could only manage a stalemate against their opponents, sealing a devastating drop to the second tier.
It marks a dramatic fall from grace for the squad that achieved a historic third-place finish two campaigns ago.
Mallorca drop down despite final day victory
Mallorca will join them in the Segunda Division despite securing a commanding 3-0 triumph over bottom-placed Real Oviedo.
The islanders finished the season on 42 points, tying with both Osasuna and Levante in a tense relegation scramble.
Unfortunately for the club, an inferior head-to-head record in the three-way tiebreaker consigned them to the drop zone.
European qualification and Carvajal farewell
Elsewhere, champions Barcelona suffered a 3-1 defeat at Valencia, though Carlos Corberan’s victorious side ultimately missed out on continental qualification.
Celta Vigo claimed sixth place and a coveted Europa League spot by narrowly beating Sevilla 1-0.
Getafe also secured European football, with their 1-0 win against Osasuna guaranteeing seventh place and Conference League entry.
At the Santiago Bernabeu, Real Madrid defeated Athletic Bilbao 4-2 with goals from international stars Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappe.
The entertaining fixture carried immense emotional weight as veteran defender Dani Carvajal made his 451st and final appearance for Los Blancos.