🔻 City Group club relegated a year after playing in the Champions League | OneFootball

The 2025/2026 La Liga season is officially over.

What was left to decide were the teams qualifying for the Europa League and Conference League, as well as the other two relegated sides.

Those outcomes were settled this Saturday (23), with all 10 matches kicking off at 4 p.m. Brasília time.

And the biggest disappointment was the confirmation of Girona’s relegation, a club that is part of the City Group and features Brazilian defender Vitor Reis, a Palmeiras academy product.

They finished third in the 2023/2024 edition of La Liga, played in the Champions League last season and now will focus on Spain’s second division. 

Who else will be playing in Europe?

Barcelona, Real Madrid, Villarreal, Atlético de Madrid and Betis had already secured their places in the UCL.

Celta (Europa League) and Getafe (Conference League) claimed the other spots.

The Vigo side only needed to take care of its own business and sealed sixth place by beating Sevilla 1-0 — Moriba got the goal. 

Getafe also stayed seventh by defeating Osasuna by the same scoreline thanks to Milla. 

José "Pepe" Bordalás' Getafe finished La Liga with just 32 goals scored. The 19th-least effective attack. Only bottom side Oviedo scored fewer, with 26. 

Girona and who else in the second division?

Real Oviedo were already condemned. 

Girona and Mallorca started the round in the relegation zone. And they could not get out.

Álvaro Rodríguez put Elche — who needed at least a point — ahead (39'). And Girona equalized through Arnau Martinez right after halftime (48'). 

Míchel — the coach who took Girona to the Champions League — turned to club icon Stuani, Fran Beltrán, Echeverrí (another player on loan from City) and Lemar.

There was pressure, but the most the Catalan side managed was a Lemar shot off the crossbar.

And relegation came in front of their own fans. Securing Elche’s place in the top flight. 

Mallorca, meanwhile, did win. They beat Oviedo 3-0. Goals from Pablo Torre, Manu Morlanes and top scorer Muriqi.

That took them to the same 42 points as Levante and Osasuna.

But they lost the head-to-head to the Valencia side and on goal difference to Osasuna — after drawing the head-to-head. 

FINAL standings 📊

And the second division?

Racing Santander secured their return after 14 years. Now they are only fighting to confirm the title.

The other two spots are still up for grabs, with two rounds remaining.

Coruña are currently holding the second automatic promotion place. 

The other spot will go to the winner of the playoffs involving the teams that finish between third and sixth.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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