Alavés stuns champion Barcelona to secure La Liga survival in matchday 36

On the final day of La Liga's 2025/26 season, Alavés — a club staring down the possibility of relegation — defeated reigning champion Barcelona to secure their place among Spain's football elite for another year. It was the kind of afternoon that reminds us why sport endures as a human drama: the powerful can be humbled, and the vulnerable can find reserves of will that statistics never predict. In Vitoria, survival was not given — it was earned, in ninety minutes, against the most decorated opponent available.