The eight Spanish sides still in European competitions only managed five goals between them in a week overshadowed by the terrorist attacks in Madrid. The Champions League games came before Thursday's tragic events, with Real Sociedad and Celta getting knocked out and only Pandiani and Zidane scoring as Deportivo and Real Madrid went through. The UEFA cup ties went ahead on Thursday evening despite requests by all four Spanish sides to postpone their games, but nobody really wanted to play football. Only Villarreal produced a good result, Sonny Anderson and José Marí getting their goals against Roma, and Correa's strike at Newcastle was cancelled out by four from Bobby Robson's side.

Anderson and Correa scored again at the weekend as their sides both won, with Eto'o also getting one for Mallorca from the penalty spot. Barcelona didn't get a goal on Thursday, but Saviola and Ronaldinho were on target on Sunday to take their side's winning run in the league to eight games. Elsewhere Spanish manager Iñaki Sáez was at Málaga to watch Salva score a last minute winner with his head in a bandage, and if Sáez didn't leave before the end to catch a bus then he must now be thinking of at least giving the on-loan Valencia striker a run out in Spain's friendly at the end of the month against Denmark. (15.03.04)