No less than nine red cards this weekend, the second highest tally of the season. Three of them though were for coaching staff, Mallorca's Servera and León, and Murcia's Morga, all of whom were sent to their respective changing rooms for protesting. Mallorca's Ballesteros was also sent off for insulting the referee at the same time, his third straight red card of the season, and as he also picked up his fifth booking earlier on in the game he will have to sit out the next two matches.

Some fun and games as well in the clash between Getafe and Racing Santander, a curtain raiser for next Wednesday's cup semi-final second leg between the two sides. Pablo Alvarez was shown a red card while still on the bench for comments to a linesman (later rescinded by the disciplinary committee), and Racing keeper Toño was sent off after kicking at Gavilán and then throwing a punch at Braulio as players wrestled for the ball after Getafe's second goal. Braulio was shown a second yellow card in the incident and had to go as well, but the biggest loss was to Racing, Toño being given a three match ban which, being for a straight red card, means he will miss the cup tie as well as two league games.

There were red cards as well for Barcelona's Gaby Milito and Murcia's César Arzo, both for second bookable offences in their respective matches. They will be joined on the sidelines next weekend by another ten players who picked up their fifth yellow cards of the season, including Iniesta (Barcelona), De Guzman (Deportivo), Lola (Espanyol), Celestini (Getafe), Basinas and Ibagaza (Mallorca), De Coz and Pablo García (Murcia), Sergio Sánchez (Racing) and Camuñas (Recreativo). (18.03.08)

PS The appeals committee cancelled Iniesta's fifth yellow card and reduced Toño's ban from three games to two. (20.03.08)