Villains

Five red cards this weekend, the first for Athletic Bilbao's Aduríz on Saturday night for a second bookable offence late in the game against Osasuna. It was the third time the striker has been sent off this season.

And there were four more reds on Sunday, all straight. Gimnàstic's César Navas only lasted five minutes before he got his marching orders after bringing down Real Madrid's Van Nistelrooy, and Deportivo's Arizmendi had to go shortly before half time after catching Getafe's Paredes with an elbow. Villarreal substitute Cani came and went in a flash after a reckless tackle on Real Sociedad's Garrido, and Celta's Canobbio was also shown a red card late in the game at Sevilla.

A long list of players suspended for the next round of games in a fortnight's time, including Deco (Barcelona), Cannavaro (Real Madrid) and Celestini (Getafe), all of whom picked up their tenth bookings of the season, and Sarriegui (Athletic), Contra (Getafe), Varela (Mallorca), David García (Gimnàstic), Cuéllar and Soldado (Osasuna) and Scaloni (Racing), all of whom were shown their fifth. (20.03.07)

PS David Navarro received a heavy sentence for his part in the brawl at the end of the Champions League match against Inter Milan. The defender has been banned from all competitions for seven months (later reduced to six on appeal), and will miss the rest of the season. Marchena was also given a four match suspension, later reduced to two. (28.03.07)

Villains Yellow cards Red cards (straight) Games banned Total points
Diogo (Zaragoza) 14 1 (1) 7 23
Ramos (Real Madrid) 13 1 4 18
Ballesteros (Mallorca) 11 2 (1) 3 17
Murillo (Athletic) 13 1 3 17
Cannavaro (R Madrid) 12 1 3* 16
Lopo (Deportivo) 9 2 (1) 3 15
Gabi Milito (Zaragoza) 9 2 (1) 3 15
Tamas (Celta) 10 2 3 15
Deco (Barcelona) 10 1 (1) 3* 15
Riera (Espanyol) 5 3 (2) 4 14
Aduríz (Athletic) 6 3 (2) 3* 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
Alves (Sevilla) 12 0 2 14