Deportivo La Coruña, absent from La Liga since 2018, secured promotion after battling back from the regional third tier. The Galicians, once part of Spain's "big four" with Barcelona, Valencia and Real Madrid, won the title in 1999 and finished top three nine times between 1993-2004. This season, they've shown ambition by signing Mallorca keeper Leo Román and veteran striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Racing Santander also returns to the top tier after a 15-year absence, joining promoted teams including Málaga who fell to the third tier in 2023-24 before their promotion. somethingsdifferent.biz
