Pichichis

An all Spanish UEFA Cup final is well on the cards after Espanyol beat Werder Bremen 3-0 on Thursday night. Pandiani was one of the scorers to take his tally in the competition this season to eleven, the fourth highest on record. The other semi-final is in the balance after Osasuna beat defending champions Sevilla 1-0 in the first leg, although Soldado's headed goal does give the Pamplona based side a slight edge.

Back to the league, and Van Nistelrooy moved to within one goal of joint leaders Kanouté and Diego Milito after getting two for his side in Bilbao. Capello said that the key to winning the title was the striker, and if he can take the Pichichi prize, Madrid would be champions. Eto'o's goal for Barcelona against Levante keeps them at the top of the table though, at least for now. Elsewhere Diego Forlán hit a brace to sink Nàstic further down into the drop zone and keep up his side's albeit remote chances of reaching the European spots. (30.04.07)

Pichichi League Cup Europe Total
(Penalties)
Kanouté (Sevilla) 19 3 4 26 (7)
Van Nistelrooy (R Madrid) 18 2 6 26 (6)
Ronaldinho (Barcelona) 17 0 3 20 (6)
Diego Milito (Zaragoza) 19 0 0 19 (3)
Morientes (Valencia) 12 0 7 19 (0)
David Villa (Valencia) 13 0 5 18 (2)
Luis García (Espanyol) 10 1 5 16 (3)
Diego Forlán (Villarreal) 12 1 1 14 (0)
Baiano (Celta) 11 0 3 14 (1)
Pandiani (Espanyol) 3 0 11 14 (1)
Tamudo (Espanyol) 11 0 2 13 (2)
Güiza (Getafe) 9 4 0 13 (0)
Saviola (Barcelona) 5 7 0 12 (0)
Gudjohnsen (Barcelona) 5 3 4 12 (0)
Sinama-Pongolle (Recre) 11 0 0 11 (2)
F Torres (Atlético) 10 1 0 11 (3)
Eto'o (Barcelona) 9 1 1 11 (0)
Messi (Barcelona) 8 2 1 11 (0)
Luis Fabiano (Sevilla) 8 1 2 11 (2)
Zigic (Racing) 10 0 0 10 (0)
Portillo (Nàstic) 9 1 0 10 (1)
Jankovic (Mallorca) 8 2 0 10 (0)
Soldado (Osasuna) 8 1 1 10 (0)
Angulo (Valencia) 6 2 2 10 (0)
Raúl (Real Madrid) 5 0 5 10 (0)