European competitions resumed this week, with no less than eight Spanish teams in action between Champions League and UEFA Cup. On Tuesday, Giuly added to his total as Rijkaard's impressive Barcelona won at Celtic, and Baraja got his third of the season as Valencia cruised to a win against Anderlecht. And on Thursday "the beast" Baptista got his campaign on the road with a goal against Nacional, adding two more at the weekend to prove that his feats of last season were not just a flash in the pan.

The goals finally started to flow at the weekend after a slow start in the first two days, with our top four, Fernando Torres, Sonny Anderson, Maxi and Milosevic all getting their names on the scoresheet again. So too did Pandiani, now up to fifth place, and there were braces for Valencia's new signing Di Vaio and for one of the forgotten men of football, Zaragoza's Javi Moreno. (20.09.04)