Girona vs Elche CF

A last-day draw at Estadi Montilivi ended in tears for one side and relief for the other. Girona needed three points to survive, but a 1-1 result sent them down — handing Elche the point they needed to stay up. Elche struck first when Pedro Bigas headed the ball into the area for Álvaro Rodríguez, who kept his cool — controlling with elaborate touches before lashing into the roof of the net in the 39th minute. Girona hit back almost immediately: Azzedine Ounahi's free-kick was parried by Matías Dituro, and Arnau Martínez finished the rebound in the 42nd minute. The hosts kept pushing, with Thomas Lemar's fierce strike crashing off the crossbar in the 80th minute. The draw sealed Elche's top-flight status after their promotion last year. For Girona, their three-season stay in La Liga has come to a painful end.