After six years in the First Division, Alavés yesterday certified its relegation to the Second Division. El Glorioso will not be in the top flight next season on their own merits, after signing a very unfortunate season, only improved in recent days, but insufficient to achieve a miracle that many dreamed of in Vitoria. The win at home against Espanyol, last week, gave hope back to the babazorros, but the push of Levante, already relegated, ended the halo of life that Julio Velázquez's men had left. He took them by the hand to Second with a win in Valencia (3-1) and also made them bottom of the championship. "I have almost apologized to them, but we are professionals and we have to continue to make the competition even", said Morales, Levante captain.

Víctor Laguardia, captain of the Vitorian team, exemplified the babazorro feeling better than anyone else and left the field in tears. Meanwhile, striker Joselu Mato, who has scored 14 goals this season, was very tough on his own team. “You have to apologize to a great city like Vitoria and to a great fan base. We have not been up to the task since the beginning of the season, we have missed an opportunity, but we are not worthy of being in the First Division”, he said forcefully. “We haven't been on the level,” he continued, “and when you're not, you don't deserve to be in this category. We have to apologize and as they say in Vitoria, the Glorious will fight to be back in the First Division”.

Despite the relegation of Alavés, the last day of the League will not be suitable for heart patients in the lower part of the League for fans of up to three teams (Granada, Mallorca and Cádiz), who will fight to avoid the last place that still remains to be occupied to go down to Second. Both Granada, with 37 points, and Mallorca (36), depend on themselves, while Cádiz will need one of their two rivals to fail.

The day was especially negative for Cádiz, since they did not go beyond a draw against Real Madrid in a game full of opportunities and controversy and fell to relegation. Negredo even missed a penalty and they asked for Hazard's expulsion in addition to another penalty with time already up. This tie, together with the one due to Mallorca's victory at home against Rayo (2-1), makes them unable to depend on themselves on the last day, in which they will have to play against an Alavés team that will no longer be at stake.

Mallorca was the great beneficiary of the day as it managed to avoid the dangerous positions and on the last day it will play against Osasuna, where nothing is at stake, although it will do so away from home. Those of Aguirre suffered much more than expected at home against a Rayo Vallecano that nothing was at stake. They went ahead with a goal from Muriqi before the quarter of an hour, but the people from Madrid equalized after the break through Path Ciss. Abdón Prats, in 92, scored a goal that could be worth its weight in gold for Mallorca.

For its part, Granada did not do their homework and fell on their visit to Villamarín (2-0). A double by Juanmi did justice to a Betis team that was far superior and Juanmi forced the team coached by Karanka to win in Los Cármenes against Espanyol, already saved, on the last day. The rojiblancos are the only ones of the three involved in relegation that will play the most important game of the season at their stadium.

Getafe was the only one that took advantage of the penultimate day to achieve mathematical salvation, adding a draw against Barça at their stadium.