Villains

Cup semi-finals midweek, with one red card for Racing Santander's Oscar Serrano after picking up two bookings in quick succession near the end of the tie with Getafe. Racing were knocked out, so Serrano will have to serve out the one match suspension in their first cup tie next season. A one match ban as well though for his team mate César Navas, who was reported by the referee after trying to attack Casquero at the end of the game after the midfielder scored Getafe's equaliser with a local defender lying injured on the ground.

Six more red cards at the weekend, with Sevilla's Maresca the clearest of the lot after head-butting Atlético's Agüero in their bad-tempered match. The Italian midfielder picked up a four match ban for his attack, which left the striker with a bloody nose. A two match suspension as well for Osasuna's Javi García for catching an opponent with a flying elbow in the game against Osasuna. And Almería's team doctor was also red carded for running on to the pitch after his team scored a late equaliser shouting "toma, toma, toma!" (take that!). A bit of decorum, please!

Elsewhere three players were sent off for second bookable offences, Deportivo's Riki, Recreativo's Cáceres and Zaragoza's Gabi. They will be joined in the stands next weekend by six more who completed the five yellow card cycle, Javi Martínez (Athletic), Josetxo (Osasuna) and Marchena (Valencia) who were all given their tenth bookings, and Aitor (Recreativo) and Arzu and Fernando Vega (Betis) who all received their fifth, (25.03.08)

Villains Yellow cards Red cards (straight) Games banned Total points
Amorebieta (Athletic) 15 2 (1) 4 22
Aitor Ocio (Athletic) 14 3 4 21
Beto (Recreativo) 11 3 (2) 4 20
Josetxo (Osasuna) 14 2 4* 20
Ramos (Real Madrid) 14 2 4 20
Alves (Sevilla) 13 2 4 19
Luccin (Zaragoza) 15 1 3 19
Serrano (Racing) 13 2 3* 18
Perea (Atlético) 15 0 2 17
Ballesteros (Mallorca) 6 3 (3) 4 16
Varela (Mallorca) 12 1 3 16
Guti (Real Madrid) 12 1 (1) 2 16
Diogo (Zaragoza) 11 1 (1) 2 15
Mejía (Murcia) 9 1 (1) 4 15
Juanito (Betis) 8 2 (1) 3 14
Raúl García (Atlético) 11 1 2 14
Zabaleta (Espanyol) 11 1 2 14
Gabi (Zaragoza) 11 1 2* 14
Melo (Almería) 12 0 2 14
Pablo (Atlético) 12 0 2 14
Pernia (Atlético) 12 0 2 14
Ayala (Zaragoza) 12 0 2 14