With the two week holiday
period now over, players returned to duty full of energy (and Christmas
pudding) raring to go. Many of the leading contenders for the Pichichi title
got their names on the scoresheet, starting with Raúl and Morientes for
Real Madrid and Makaay for Deportivo (from the penalty spot) on Saturday night.
Raúl moves on to 20 goals in all competitions, and with ten now in the
league, he draws level with Urzaiz and Catanha, who also added to his tally on
Saturday. Edú got the other for Celta in that game and is proving to be
one of the revelations of the season. Kluivert and Saviola scored a goal each
on Sunday as Barcelona bounced back, and Luque and Moisés both got their
eighth of the season in their respective games. Finally Darío Silva
comes back in to the chart after scoring a late penalty to finish off his old
side Espanyol. The year has got off to a good start. (07.01.02) |