Mallorca, Alavés face relegation danger

LaLiga said on Wednesday, May 20, that Mallorca and Alavés were still in relegation danger heading into the final round of the 2025-26 season. The league’s official website said Mallorca was in the more difficult position, while Alavés had improved its outlook after Toni Martínez scored the decisive goal in a 1-0 win over already relegated Oviedo. With one matchday left, the survival fight remains unresolved at the bottom of the table. AS fixture listings show both clubs play on Saturday, May 23, as part of a largely simultaneous final round. ### Why is Mallorca described as being in the tougher spot? LaLiga said Mallorca entered the final round in the more difficult position of the two teams still under threat. The league did not resolve the relegation picture on Wednesday, but its summary of the run-in placed Mallorca in greater danger than Alavés after the latest results. Mallorca’s final match is away to Levante on Saturday, according to AS’s Matchday 38 schedule. (laliga.com) That game is listed for 15:00 ET alongside most of the other closing fixtures, leaving little room for teams to react to results elsewhere. ### How did Alavés improve its chances? Alavés boosted its survival hopes with a 1-0 win over Oviedo, and LaLiga credited Toni Martínez with the decisive goal. (laliga.com) The result gave Alavés three points against a side the league described as already relegated, keeping the Basque club alive going into the last weekend. Toni Martínez’s goal is the key swing factor cited by LaLiga in its latest update on the relegation race. (en.as.com) The official site framed that win as the result that strengthened Alavés before Matchday 38. ### Who do the two clubs face in the last round? AS lists Alavés away to Rayo and Mallorca away to Levante on Saturday, May 23. The same fixture page shows Girona against Elche, Espanyol against Real Sociedad, Real Madrid against Athletic, Betis against Levante, Oviedo against Valencia, Barcelona against Celta, Sevilla against Getafe and Osasuna against Villarreal, with Atlético playing Villarreal on Sunday, May 24. (laliga.com) The final-round schedule matters because the bottom-table fight will be decided at the same time as the rest of the Saturday slate. AS’s season calendar also marks Matchday 38 across May 23 and May 24. ### What is LaLiga pointing readers to now? LaLiga’s official site directs readers to its Matchday 38 listings and club pages for the final weekend. (en.as.com) The league’s English-language pages surfaced in search results, though the most accessible up-to-date fixture detail in open search results was provided by AS on Tuesday and Wednesday. Wednesday’s update leaves the relegation issue open until the last set of matches. (en.as.com) Mallorca goes to Levante and Alavés goes to Rayo on Saturday, May 23, with kickoff times listed on the Matchday 38 schedule page. (laliga.com)