Alaves could find themselves as the first team relegated from La Liga in 2022 after losing 2-1 away at Mallorca.
However, they were unable to build on that in Palma, with a new six-point gap to safety now created, with five games left to play in the coming weeks.
The visitors started positively in the Balearics, with Florian Lejeune’s early header ruled out by VAR. before Abdon Prats’ unorthodox finish put the hosts in front.
Vedat Muriqi bustled his way past two tackles to double Mallorca’s lead immediately after the restart before Antonio Raillo’s late own goal gave Alaves some hope.
Up next for Alaves is a key home tie up against Villarreal this weekend with Mallorca heading off to Barcelona.
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