Las Palmas, in no man's land

“Permanence is not achieved mathematically either,” warned Pepe Mel before traveling to Barcelona to face Espanyol, who beat Las Palmas (4-0). The UD wardrobe was taken on this Cornellá appointment maybe like the last chance to prove themselves yellow footballers that they could continue competing to play a playoff more and more distant.

Now, after the results of last weekend and with the island team in decline, just two wins in the last 10 games, it suits the island entity look also down in qualifying to avoid tragedy being even a mere possibility.

There are six games left for Las Palmas (Ponferradina, Alcorcón, Zaragoza, Sporting, Albacete and Logroñés), 18 points at stake. Mathematics, in any case, They cannot for the moment rule out or play the playoffs or confirm their permanence in the Second Division, virtual the second, almost impossible the first. The UD adds 46 points after the dispute of 36 league matches, so it lies the same distance from relegation as it is from the playoff spots.

The border with the tragedy is marked by CD Lugo, while Rayo Vallecano, with those 56 points, is the 6th classified Today. However, The set of the emblematic Madrid neighborhood is measured today at Albacete, Outstanding bottom of the classification (32 points), so in case of scoring it would be established among the first six, further pushing Las Palmas out of the penthouse of the Smartbank League.

The UD, which is measured this Sunday against SD Ponferradina, is in the much feared no man's land, one step away from facing the last league stretch with nothing at stake. Minor consolation. In any case, go close to achieving in a solvent way, one more year and also with Pepe Mel at the helm, the goal of permanence.

The club has already slipped that next year we have to fight for higher levels: promotion to the First Division. For now, it remains to shore up the permanence in Second.