MALLORCA, SPAIN – JUNE 23: Rafael Nadal celebrates the victory of RCD Mallorca after the play off second leg match between Deportivo de La Coruna and Mallorca at Iberostar Stadium on June 23, 2019 in Mallorca, Spain. (Photo by Quality Sport Images/Getty Images)
MALLORCA, SPAIN – JUNE 23: Rafael Nadal celebrates the victory of RCD Mallorca after the play off second leg match between Deportivo de La Coruna and Mallorca at Iberostar Stadium on June 23, 2019 in Mallorca, Spain. (Photo by Quality Sport Images/Getty Images)
(AFP) – Rafael Nadal watched his local side Real Mallorca win promotion to La Liga on Sunday, overturning a 2-0 first-leg deficit to triumph 3-2 against Deportivo La Coruna in a play-off.
Our champ applauded as Ante Budimir, Salva Sevilla, with a 62nd minute free-kick, and Abdon Prats took his home club back to the top flight.
Mallorca, who are owned by a group of investors, including Robert Sarver, owner of the Phoenix Suns NBA team and former basketball star Steve Nash, will return to facing the likes of Barcelona and Real Madrid, seven years after being relegated.
Source: AFP
BRIGHT SPANISH GORGEOUS HEROS !!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS AND VAMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)
Congratulations to Real Mallorca for an incredible season 👏🥳
Lovely to see Rafa so excited and happy as a fan with his father and friend supporting his boyhood club❤️
Thank you for the photos and video🙏
Looked like a beautiful evening 😉
Will Rafa’s Hurlingham exhibition matches this week be televised? Looking forward to seeing Rafa going for #19 in Wimbledon!
Congratulations Real Mallorca! Good to see you and your father enjoying the victory and adding to the excitement!
I love how excited he looked! They finished about 5th not all that long ago, but they’ve had some tough times since then.