Overview
- Deportivo secured promotion with a 2-0 away victory over Real Valladolid, a result that makes their second-place finish unassailable with one match left.
- Twenty-one-year-old Bil Nsongo scored both goals, netting in the 11th and 34th minutes to deliver the decisive result.
- Racing Santander is already the other automatic promotee and leads the Segunda División by two points, while the third La Liga spot will be decided in promotion playoffs among teams finishing third to sixth.
- The promotion completes a climb back from a sharp decline that saw Deportivo relegated to the second tier in 2018/19 and dropped to the third tier in 2020/21 before rebuilding over recent seasons.
- Return to La Liga restores two historic clubs to the top flight and could boost Deportivo’s matchday revenue, local jobs and transfer appeal as the club prepares for tougher competition next season.