Another round of European matches midweek, with the eight Spanish sides scoring 18 goals between them between Champions' League and UEFA cup. Eto'o got his first European goal as Barcelona recorded their second win in a row, and Vicente scored again in a match in which Valencia were winning until they had a man sent off. Raúl got two the next day making it three in a week, proving that neither he nor Real Madrid should be written off just yet. And on Thursday Javi Moreno helped Zaragoza to an exciting come back on a day in which all four La Liga clubs qualified for the group stage.

A very quiet weekend in the league though, with only 16 goals scored in the ten matches. Three of those came from one player, Getafe's Pachón making a name for himself after getting a hat-trick against Athletic Bilbao. It wasn't his best ever haul though, and many will remember the five goals he scored at Tenerife on the last day of last season to secure promotion for his side. Elsewhere Di Vaio helped Valencia earn a point at Betis with his fifth league goal and Larsson got the winner for Barcelona the following day which took them above their rivals. Manchev got his name on the scoresheet again for Levante, his fourth in the league to date. (04.10.04)