51.   Genoa stands outside the relegation zone on the basis of goal differential only, and has lost five of its six road games.

52.   He replaces Ilario Castagner, who quit Monday with Perugia near the relegation zone.

53.   If that deduction were taken now, the team would be one place above the four-team relegation zone.

54.   In Cologne, Duisburg picked up important points to move away from the relegation zone.

55.   In its third consecutive journey to meet a club languishing in the relegation zone, Deportivo faces a Mallorca team which has won only twice in seven home games.

56.   Ipswich had entered the game on a streak of good form, having won seven of its past eight games to move clear of the relegation zone.

57.   It also leaves Villa in a precarious position just above the relegation zone.

58.   Ipswich will be without Italian goalkeeper Matteo Sereni, who has a torn thigh muscle, in its bid to drag itself out of the relegation zone.

59.   It lies just two points clear of the relegation zone.

60.   Marseille finished last season just above the relegation zone and then was nearly dropped from the first division because of financial difficulties.