This is the continuation of a previous piece about Real Betis. You can read it here.
Somewhere, at the end of the table, there were going to be tears.
Girona were losing to Murcia 0-1 at home, and Las Palmas were leading 1-0 against Gimnàstic de Tarragona courtesy of a Salomón Rondón goal. Girona, who had been in 13th place before the final day, were now in 19th and in deep trouble, and Las Palmas were about to silently escape relegation.
1200 miles away, Girona were down and Murcia were safe.