Soccer-Girona relegated after draw with Elche as LaLiga drama unfolds

Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 4-2 at the Santiago Bernabeu in Dani Carvajal's farewell ⁠appearance. Celta Vigo secured sixth place and a Europa League spot ⁠with a ⁠1-0 win over Sevilla, while Getafe beat Osasuna 1-0 to finish seventh and claim Conference ‌League ‌qualification.

Soccer-Girona relegated after draw with Elche as LaLiga drama unfolds

Girona were ​relegated from LaLiga on ​Saturday after a 1-1 ‌home ​draw with Elche consigned them to the second division, two years after ‌their historic third-place finish secured Champions League football.

Needing victory to stay up, Girona fell behind in the first half and ‌although they levelled after the break could not find ‌a winner at a tense Montilivi. The result left them in the bottom three at the final whistle, joining bottom side Real Oviedo in ⁠going ​down.

Mallorca beat ⁠visitors Oviedo 3-0 but finished on 42 points alongside Osasuna and Levante ⁠and were relegated after losing the head-to-head tiebreaker between the ​three clubs. Champions Barcelona, who wrapped up the title two ⁠weeks ago ahead of second-placed Real Madrid, ended their campaign with a ⁠3-1 ​defeat at Valencia. Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 4-2 at the Santiago Bernabeu in Dani Carvajal's farewell ⁠appearance.

Celta Vigo secured sixth place and a Europa League spot ⁠with a ⁠1-0 win over Sevilla, while Getafe beat Osasuna 1-0 to finish seventh and claim Conference ‌League ‌qualification.

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