A long wait for the second
day of the new season, but with the international fixtures now out of the way
there was a return to club football this weekend. No doubt about who the men of
the weekend were, Maxi hitting a hat-trick as Espanyol thrashed Betis 1-4 in
their own stadium, and Milosevic getting two as Osasuna cancelled out
Pandiani's early strike to beat Deportivo 1-3, also away from home. Fernando
Torres tops our Pichichi table though after getting his fourth of the season in
all competitions and then setting up Ibagaza for another to give
Atlético their second win in a row. César Ferrando's side are
joint leaders with Barcelona, for whom Giuly got his second goal in as many
games. Di Vaio also comes into our chart for the first time after scoring
against Bilbao, although his goal probably should not have counted as he
controlled the ball with his arm before scoring. (13.09.04) |