The Spanish cup kicked off midweek, with disappointment for many first division sides. Reigning league and cup champions Valencia and Zaragoza, and league leaders Barcelona were amongst five top flight teams to be knocked out, and the twenty teams only managed 26 goals between them despite all playing (albeit away) against lower division sides. On the goalscorers front, Fernando Torres added to his tally as Atlético cruised through, and the Pichichi from three seasons ago Diego Tristán got a couple to prove he has recovered from his injury. Real Madrid's Michael Owen was also on the scoresheet, and he made it four in as many matches at the weekend in his side's 2-0 win over Getafe, a game in which Ronaldo got his 50th goal for the club.

Fernando Torres got another at the weekend as well, and he is now third in our chart. Eto'o stays a goal ahead of him though as he got Barcelona's only goal in their 1-1 draw at Athletic, and Liverpool target David Villa followed up his four last season against Sevilla with two more this weekend, including one from the penalty spot, to take second place. The top three have opened up a two goal gap over the rest, who could hardly muster a goal between them in another low scoring weekend. Only Oliveira added to his total, and he enters our chart for the first time (and also gets a mention in the villains section as well, but that's another story!). (01.11.04)