The disciplinary committee read the riot act to Celta this week after the post-match scenes at Betis. The fact that referee Pérez Lasa had just allowed a last minute Joaquín winner to stand when the player was in an offside position was not taken taken into account, but the referee's report was. Insults by Celta manager Miguel Angel Lotina and three of his players meant that four more bookings were handed out, resulting in the suspension of Luccin and Berizzo for accumulation of yellow cards.

Only two red cards this weekend, both for visitors Espanyol at Athletic Bilbao. The first was for manager Ramón Moya, who referee Puentes Leira says insulted him after he awarded a penalty to the home side. Moya said he would never treat a referee with disrespect, but Puentes put it in black and white, and although it is his word against the manager's, the committee usually supports the referee in these cases. The other red was for Roger, who picked up a second yellow card midway through the second half. In addition, one player reached the five yellow card threshold this week, Sevilla's Oscar.

The big controversy though at the weekend was the suspension of the match between Barcelona and Real Madrid for fifteen minutes after objects were thrown from the crowd at Luis Figo as he went to take a corner. The disciplinary committee will decide this week whether to close the ground down or not. (26.11.02)