Villains

It was all going nicely for one of our old prize-winning villains Pablo García at his new club Celta, a quiet game here, a few minutes as sub there. But then along came the relegation battle against Athletic, and things started to get serious. With an hour on the clock dear Pablo was the subject of a lunging tackle from Amorebieta, and the red mist descended. Out came the hand around the neck, and the ex Osasuna and Real Madrid midfielder was on his way off the park. Another two match ban, and thank you very much!

A two match suspension as well for Betis defender Nano, who was sent off late on against Zaragoza after catching Lafita with an elbow. And two players were sent off for second bookable offences, including Barcelona's Oleguer late in the first half of the big derby match against Real Madrid, and Real Sociedad's Mikel González late on in his side's much needed win against Mallorca. Sergio Ramos picked up his tenth booking in the Nou Camp and will miss the next game, and he will be joined by Athletic Bilbao's Murillo (also ten yellow cards), as well as Estoyanoff (Deportivo), Morales (Nàstic) and Ayala (Valencia), all with five. (13.03.07)

Villains Yellow cards Red cards (straight) Games banned Total points
Diogo (Zaragoza) 13 1 (1) 7 22
Ramos (Real Madrid) 13 1 4* 18
Ballesteros (Mallorca) 11 2 (1) 3 17
Murillo (Athletic) 13 1 3* 17
Gabi Milito (Zaragoza) 10 2 (1) 3 16
Lopo (Deportivo) 9 2 (1) 3 15
Tamas (Celta) 10 2 3 15
Riera (Espanyol) 5 3 (2) 4 14
Nano (Betis) 7 2 (2) 3* 14
Angel (Celta) 8 2 (1) 3 14
Corrales (Osasuna) 10 1 (1) 2 14
Beckham (Real Madrid) 10 1 (1) 2 14
Cannavaro (R Madrid) 11 1 2 14
Alves (Sevilla) 12 0 2 14
Luis Fabiano (Sevilla) 5 1 (1) 6 13
Pablo García (Celta) 6 2 (1) 4* 13
Deco (Barcelona) 9 1 (1) 2 13
Pinillos (Racing) 9 1 (1) 2 13
Juanfran (Zaragoza) 9 1 (1) 2 13
Camacho (Levante) 10 1 2 13
Zigic (Racing) 10 1 2 13
Javi Navarro (Sevilla) 10 1 2 13
Luccin (Atlético) 11 0 2 13
Alexis (Levante) 11 0 2 13
Diarra (Real Madrid) 11 0 2 13