LaLiga relegation fight with two rounds
- LaLiga entered its final two rounds on May 17 with Real Oviedo already relegated and nine other clubs still not mathematically safe. - Real Oviedo had 29 points from 36 matches, while 15th-placed Girona and 16th-placed Alavés were on 40, only 11 above last place. - Matchday 37 fixtures on May 17 include Oviedo-Alavés, Levante-Mallorca, Elche-Getafe and Osasuna-Espanyol on LaLiga’s official schedule.
Real Oviedo had already been relegated before Sunday’s round of matches, but the fight to avoid joining them remained open across much of LaLiga’s bottom half. LaLiga’s official schedule showed all 10 Matchday 37 games set for May 17, with two rounds left in a season due to end on May 24. Barcelona had already clinched the title, leaving the main unresolved issue at the bottom of the table. Associated Press reported on May 16 that no club in the bottom half besides Oviedo was yet mathematically safe. ### Which teams were still caught in the relegation fight? Real Oviedo’s club standings page showed the bottom six entering the weekend with Oviedo on 29 points, Elche, Mallorca and Levante on 39, and Girona and Alavés on 40 after 36 matches. Because three teams go down in LaLiga, two relegation places were still open. AP reported that the uncertainty stretched even wider than the bottom three places. (laliga.com) The news agency said half of the 20-team league was still involved in the relegation fight with two rounds left, because clubs in the lower half had not yet fully secured safety. ### Why was Oviedo already down while others were still alive? (realoviedo.es) Real Oviedo had 29 points from 36 games, leaving the club too far behind to catch enough teams above the line with only two matches remaining. Football España reported on May 12 that Oviedo became the first LaLiga side relegated this season with three games left. Six points were still available to the clubs above them, which kept the rest of the battle live. (msn.com) The standings listed only one-point gaps between 17th-place Elche and 18th-place Mallorca, and between Mallorca and 19th-place Levante, making the final two rounds decisive. ### Which Sunday matches mattered most at the bottom? LaLiga’s official fixture list for May 17 included Real Oviedo against Alavés and Levante against Mallorca, two games directly involving teams near or in the relegation zone. (realoviedo.es) Elche hosted Getafe, while Osasuna faced Espanyol and Atletico Madrid hosted Girona. The Levante-Mallorca match stood out because both teams started the day on 39 points. (realoviedo.es) Oviedo-Alavés also carried weight for Alavés, which began on 40 points and still had not secured survival mathematically, according to the standings and AP’s report. ### How tight was the table above the drop zone? Girona and Alavés were 15th and 16th on 40 points, only one point above Elche and one point clear of Mallorca and Levante. (laliga.com) Elche occupied 17th place on 39 points, outside the bottom three only on the narrowest of margins shown in the standings. The official table on Oviedo’s site also showed goal difference separating several of the clubs in danger. (laliga.com) Mallorca had minus-11, Alavés minus-12, Girona minus-15 and Levante minus-15, a reminder that tiebreak scenarios could matter if teams finished level on points. ### When does the relegation race end? The 2025-26 LaLiga season ends on May 24, according to season information indexed in search results and the official competition calendar. (realoviedo.es) Sunday’s matches make up the penultimate round, leaving one final set of fixtures after Matchday 37. May 24 is the next fixed date in the fight, when the final round will decide which two clubs follow Real Oviedo into relegation. (realoviedo.es) LaLiga’s official site is carrying the schedule and standings for the closing week. (laliga.com) (en.wikipedia.org)
