The 2007-08 campaign delivered a devastating and turbulent season for Real Zaragoza as Los Maños, despite significant off-season investment in stars like Roberto Ayala and the prolific Brazilian forward Ricardo Oliveira, were dramatically relegated to the Segunda División after finishing a crushing 18th in La Liga. The campaign, which saw four different managers at the helm, was defined by a disastrous away record that yielded only one win, undermining the individual brilliance of Oliveira, whose impressive 17 goals proved ultimately insufficient to secure top-flight safety. It was a painful and unexpected descent that marked an immediate end to their European ambitions and remains a difficult chapter in the club's modern history.