A very successful week in Europe for Spanish clubs, with seven victories and a draw. Our top two goalscorers Makaay and Dely Valdés both added to their tally in their respective victories, the Dutchman starting off the comeback against Lens and the Panamanian getting the only goal of the tie from the penalty spot. Valencia players have been spreading the goals between them in recent seasons, and no less than three of them enter our chart this week, Baraja, Carew and Mista. Saviola got a brace in Moscow, Gastón Casas took his chance to get his fourth of the season, and Guti and Iván Alonso both scored again.

Another high scoring weekend in the league is well, although the Pichichis did not feature much on the scoresheets. Dely Valdés scored one penalty and had another saved, Iván Alonso had a penalty saved and then scored a goal from normal play, and Julio Alvaréz got his fourth penalty of the season to take him to the top of the league Pichichi chart with six. Nihat enters the chart for the first time after tucking away his fourth league goal, and Kluivert does likewise after getting four in five games in all competitions.

The performance of the week though can be summed up in one word: Ronaldo. He proved his critics wrong by opening his account within 30 seconds of making his debut as substitute for Real Madrid, and got another before the end. At this rate he should be heading the charts by a week next Tuesday. (08.10.02)