Rayo and Sporting heat up the playoff

The fight for the playoff is red hot. The triumphs of Leganés, Almería and Girona confirmed their presence in the promotion – all of them are tied with 70 points – but sixth place is still unknown. Two teams are running for her, its current tenant, Rayo (with 67 in his locker), and who occupied it until now, Sporting (65).

The Vallecanos prevailed in Castalia (0-2) and face the last day in the best possible way, depending on themselves and playing at home. The franjirrojos, who also have three victories, will receive a Lugo immersed in the fight for permanence, but if Sporting win or not —It would be worth the tie or the defeat of the Asturians even if they were playing — they would get into the long-awaited playoff.

More complicated has his main rival for that last ticket to the promotion. The tables of Sporting in the Fernando Torres (0-0) They force him to win and that the Lightning does not do it. And is that if both teams finished with 68 points, the rojiblancos have won the goal average to the Madrilenians. However, getting the three points will not be an easy task for the Asturians, despite playing in El Molinón, since in front they will have Almería, which is fourth and wants to climb positions, due to the privileges that this entails.

It should be remembered that the third and fourth place – in the hands of Leganés and Almería for the moment – award the field factor in the first round and exempt the highest ranked from penalties in case of a tie in 210 minutes. That is, if overtime was reached with a draw, it would pass directly to the next round whoever has finished higher in the classification.

Leganés will also act as a visitor, but against Zaragoza with their homework done. Nevertheless, Girona is the great threat as it reaches the home stretch like a shot. Seven wins in seven games and now Cartagonova threatens.

In the unlikely event of a quadruple tie at 70, the order would be established the results obtained among those affected and would be Leganés (11 points), Almería (8), Rayo (8, but worse overall goal difference) and Girona (5). And in any triple tie that affected Madrid and Catalans, the franjirrojos would be ahead.

The going of the first round (fifth-fourth and sixth-third) will be played on Wednesday, June 2 and Thursday, June 3 and the return, the weekend of the 5 and 6. The outbound of the second will be on Sunday the 13th and the return, a week later, on the 20th. All the meetings will be held at 9:00 p.m. and will be broadcast by Movistar LaLiga and Vamos.