Cup semi-finals midweek, with Getafe and Valencia reaching the final after beating Racing Santander and Barcelona respectively. Henry and Eto'o got the goals for the Blaugrana, but it was not enough as Baraja got one and Mata two more to take Ronald Koeman's side through.

Another 27 goals at the weekend, with Valencia completing what was surely their best week of the season after a 2-3 win against league leaders Real Madrid in the Bernabeu. David Villa got two, including a penalty , to cancel out two more from Raúl, and Arizmendi gave the Chés the win with his first goal in over a year.

Barcelona closed the gap at the top to four points after a 4-1 win over Valladolid, youngster Bojan having his best game since joining the first team squad, setting up Eto'o and Iniesta and then getting two himself to take his tally to eight for the season.

Villarreal are still in the title race though, Guille Franco coming on to score a late winner against Levante. And Atlético Madrid consolidated fourth spot, Agüero ensuring the three points after Maxi had opened the scoring, his ninth of the season.

Elsewhere Oliveira and Negredo scored in a 1-1 draw between Zaragoza and Almería, and Arango got the only goal for Mallorca against Deportivo making him the club's second top scorer in the first division behind Eto'o. His 37 are still though quite a way off the Barcelona striker's 54 in the five years he was at the Balearic Island side. (24.03.08)