For the first time in four seasons, all four of Spain's Champions League teams reached the last sixteen, and they do so with one match still to play. Raúl got Real Madrid's only goal to give them a 0-1 win at Borisov on Tuesday, and Villarreal drew 0-0 for the fourth time in a row against Manchester United.

Barcelona were on high-scoring form once again the following day, putting five past Sporting Lisbon with Henry, Messi and Bojan on target, and Atlético Madrid beat PSV Eindhoven 2-1 behind closed doors with Simao and Maxi the goalscorers.

Our UEFA Cup sides did well on Thursday too, Mata starting things off for Valencia in a 0-4 win at Rosenborg, Depor beating Feyenoord 3-0 and Racing Santander coming from two down to draw 2-2 at Paris Saint Germain.

Goals again at the weekend, 33 of them in all, with Barcelona extending the lead at the top of the table after a 0-3 win over Sevilla. Eto'o got the first and Messi two more to head up our table this week. David Villa drops to third despite scoring for Valencia in a valiant 3-2 win over Betis, with Mata on the scoresheet as well for the Ches and Emaná for the Andalusians.

Atlético Madrid are looking to close up on the leaders in the next month, with many of them scheduled to play each other, and they moved to within three points of Sevilla with a 4-1 win over Racing Santander. Tchité gave the Cantabrians the lead from the penalty spot, but first half goals from Simao and Agüero and two more from Forlán after the break wrapped things up.

Down in the lower reaches, Athletic Bilbao moved out of the relegation spots with a 2-0 victory over Numancia, new Spanish international Fernando Llorente getting them both for the Basque side. (01.12.08)