1 de Enero Overview

Nine teams within five points: a relegation battle in Serie B

The league table is very tight, and there are still plenty of head-to-head matches to be played to avoid relegation to Serie C

Messi's forgotten team-mate returns to action after doping ban

Lionel Messi's former World Cup-winning Argentina team-mate, Alejandro Gomez, has finally returned to action for an Italian second-tier club after serving a two-year doping ban. Gomez, who was part of Argentina's triumph in Qatar three years ago, has not touched a football since October 2023 after testing positive for a banned substance. He last played for Monza in Serie A.

'Smoke a joint, you get six months' - Ex-Argentina star rages at long ban

Papu Gomez opened up on his two-year doping ban, blasting the punishment as unfair and revealing how the absence nearly killed his love for football.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
4	Malaga	41	20	10	11	73	52	21	70	D W W W L
5	Las Palmas	41	19	13	9	55	39	16	70	D W L W W
6	Castellon	41	19	12	10	68	50	18	69	W D D L W
7	Burgos CF	41	19	12	10	47	33	14	69	W W D D D
8	Eibar	41	19	10	12	51	38	13	67	W L W L W

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