The club that never expected to be in primera but came to belong has been relegated after a wild draw on the final day
In the final pause before the final push, a voice broke the silence. On the pitch Leganés’s exhausted players sought strength from somewhere while their manager sought a solution, one last throw of a dice he had already rolled more times than he could remember. There were 14 minutes left at the end of the longest season, the sun had set and somehow they were still standing but survival was slipping away. Four years they had been in the first division, each of them a miracle, yet if they were going to stay they had to win and they were losing 2-1. And to Real Madrid, too. They had just handed the bottles back and, legs like lead, dragged themselves out there again when from the stands where teammates and staff sat someone shouted: “Don’t lose faith, eh. Never, ever.”
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Leganés subs following the Celta game at Butarque! https://t.co/fTq2EQLz29
That last charge....bloody hell pic.twitter.com/VNdmew9pNN
That was the chance... And Leganés didn't take it. They gave their all, but they're relegated. 2-2 full-time. pic.twitter.com/pSDCBuGwYR
A handful of Leganes fans gather to applaud their players, singing “we’ll be back”. pic.twitter.com/jx4C9f8QNV
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#GranadaAthletic pic.twitter.com/QG28xXvngD
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#AtletiRealSociedad pic.twitter.com/ANTBM7VgHL
Thank you for the football, Santi.
@19SCazorla pic.twitter.com/OPogpWRb8L