A bad week for La Liga sides in Europe as the knock-out stage of the two competitions began, with none of the five clubs in action able to win. On Tuesday Real Madrid were beaten 1-0 by Lyon in their Champions League tie, and on Thursday there were home draws for Villarreal, Athletic Bilbao and Atlético Madrid, and an away defeat for Valencia, all in the Europa League. None of our Pichichis managed to score.

The goals returned at the weekend though, with a season best 37 in the ten league games. Real Madrid bounced back with a 6-2 victory over Villarreal on Sunday, with Cristiano Ronaldo starting things off with a cracking free kick, Higuaín netting a couple and Nilmar getting one for the visitors. David Villa returns to the top of the Liga Pichichi chart with two goals in Monday night's game against Getafe, and Llorente converted a penalty as Athletic Bilbao stuck four past Tenerife. On Saturday Sevilla were the first side to take points away from Mallorca's San Moix stadium this season, Jesús Navas getting the first of three, and Barcelona scored four against Racing, with Iniesta getting his first of the season and Henry his first since the start of the new year. (22.02.10)