Final day seals Girona and Mallorca's relegation from La Liga

Girona and Mallorca went down on the final day of the 2025-26 La Liga season after results on Saturday left both clubs below the safety line. Getafe, meanwhile, took the last European place with a home win over Osasuna, according to beIN SPORTS. Real Oviedo had already been relegated before the final round. Most of Matchday 38 was played on May 23, with Villarreal’s home game against Atletico Madrid scheduled for May 24. ### How did the relegation picture change on the last day? Girona drew 1-1 at home with Elche on May 23, a result that left the club on 41 points after 38 games. Mallorca beat Real Oviedo 3-0 on the same day, but the win was not enough to lift them out of the bottom three. Final standings listed Mallorca in 18th on 42 points, Girona in 19th on 41 and Real Oviedo in 20th on 29. (beinsports.com) La Liga’s final-day schedule had put Girona, Mallorca and several direct rivals in simultaneous kickoffs, leaving survival to be settled across multiple grounds. ESPN’s standings page, captured before the last outstanding Sunday fixture, showed Girona and Mallorca still below the line after Saturday’s matches, with Alaves and Levante above them. (globalsportsarchive.com) ### Why did Mallorca still go down after winning? Mallorca’s 3-0 victory over already relegated Real Oviedo gave them 42 points, but other results closed off their escape route. Global Sports Archive’s final-day table showed Levante on 42 points and Osasuna on 42 as well, with Mallorca ending 18th on goal difference and other tiebreak criteria used by the competition. (espn.com) Real Oviedo’s relegation had already been confirmed before the last round, which meant Mallorca’s final-day opponent was playing without survival at stake. Even so, Mallorca needed more than their own result, and the broader set of Saturday outcomes did not move them above 18th place. (globalsportsarchive.com) ### How big is Girona’s drop? Girona’s relegation came two years after the club qualified for the Champions League for the first time. The Athletic reported that Girona had finished third in La Liga in 2023-24 after leading the division until December of that campaign, before dropping out of the top flight on May 23. (beinsports.com) The club’s 1-1 draw with Elche on the last day summed up a season in which wins were too scarce. Final standings showed Girona with nine wins, 14 draws and 15 losses, along with a goal difference of minus 16. ### What did Getafe do to reach Europe? Getafe beat Osasuna 1-0 on May 23 and finished seventh with 51 points, enough to secure a European place next season, beIN SPORTS reported. (nytimes.com) Final standings published by Global Sports Archive also placed Getafe seventh, ahead of Rayo Vallecano, Valencia and Real Sociedad. (globalsportsarchive.com) The result capped a crowded race for the league’s secondary places behind Barcelona, Real Madrid, Villarreal, Atletico Madrid and Real Betis. With Celta Vigo ending sixth on 54 points and Getafe seventh on 51, the final European positions were decided on the last full Saturday of the season. (beinsports.com) ### What else happened on the final weekend? Real Madrid beat Athletic Club 4-2 on May 23, while Valencia defeated already crowned champion Barcelona 3-1. Those results did not affect the relegation outcome, but they formed part of the same final-day program that settled places at both ends of the table. (globalsportsarchive.com) Villarreal’s match against Atletico Madrid is scheduled for May 24, according to La Liga’s official fixture list. By then, the relegation places and Getafe’s European finish had already been decided. (laliga.com) (globalsportsarchive.com)