What a week it has been for Santi Ezquerro! The Athletic Bilbao forward scored a hat-trick in his side's 1-7 thrashing of Standard Liège in the UEFA cup midweek, and added two more at the weekend against Zaragoza as the Basques finally laid the ghost of being one of the worst away teams in the league this season. There were goals in the UEFA cup as well for Guayre and Savio as Villarreal and Zaragoza made sure of their places in the next round of the competition. Guayre's team mate Diego Forlán comes in to our chart for the first time this week after scoring his sixth league goal since joining the club, silencing his critics who were concerned that he would repeat his performance at Manchester United, where he went many months without opening his account. And Real Sociedad's Nihat is also in for the first time this season after scoring five goals in as many games. Finally Michael Owen took advantage of Ronaldo's absence to make a rare start and get his eighth in all competitions, which counting the time he has been on the pitch is quite an achievement in his first season in Spain. Raúl also got his name on the scoresheet as Madrid beat Racing Santander with a goal from Zidane in the last minute. (20.12.04)