What a weekend! 36 goals, nine players getting a brace, but all of that is unimportant compared to the turn of events. Everything happened in a period of 18 seconds near the end of matches involving Real Madrid and Barcelona, with current "Pichichi" Van Nistelrooy scoring his second of the night to save a point for his side, and Espanyol's Tamudo doing likewise at the Nou Camp. Minutes earlier Diego Milito had scored twice to give Zaragoza the lead against Madrid, and Messi had also got two (including one "a la Maradona" with his hand) to put Frank Rijkaard's side into what looked like an unassailable position for this year's league title. All of that meant that Real Madrid have the edge over their rivals going in to the last day.

Further down the table, Diego Forlán got two (including one from the penalty spot) to overturn Bilbao's early lead and take Villarreal into the UEFA cup spots, and Baiano also clocked up a brace to give Celta a 2-3 win at Atlético, a result which takes them just a point away from safety. And the following day Sinama-Pongolle was on the scoresheet as Recreativo scored five past Deportivo in a match in which neither side had anything to play for. (11.06.07)