Twenty-four long years after their relegation, then tumbling lower into ‘the mud’, the club whose fans would not let them die witnessed their return to Spain’s top table

Real Oviedo sealed their return to La Liga after 24 years with a 3-2 aggregate victory over Mirandes – and 40-year-old Santi Cazorla was among the scorers.

Twenty-four long years after their relegation, then tumbling lower into ‘the mud’, the club whose fans would not let them die witnessed their return to Spain’s top table