Day two got under way after a brief lay-off for international fixtures, with all four Champions League sides in action on Saturday. Cristian Ronaldo was left on the bench for Real Madrid at Espanyol as Pellegrini rested some of his key players, but he still came on to score his side's third and his own second of the season. And Leo Messi, Ronaldo's main rival for, well, every award going, also came on as substitute to score. Ibrahimovic was the man who set him up, and he too got his second of the season in a 0-2 win at Getafe. Sevilla also clocked up a good result, beating Zaragoza 4-1 with two from Luis Fabiano, who had also scored a brace for Brazil a few days earlier. Arizmendi replied for the Maños.

The early leader in our chart though is Villarreal's Rossi, who netted his first in the league but his fourth in all competitions. David Villa is up there with the leaders however as he scored two of Valencia's four at Valladolid, with Spanish international team-mates Silva and Mata getting the others. Elsewhere Pandiani showed once again that he is a man to be reckoned with, although his second goal of the current campaign couldn't prevent a defeat at Tenerife. (17.09.09)