A bit of calm after last weekend's record haul, with only two red cards this weekend. There were in fact some repercussions from last weekend's decisions, with Almería midfielder Crusat's red card downgraded to a yellow and Getafe defender Mario's fifth yellow card revoked. Miguel was also not suspended, but that was due to our mix up over a booking for his young team-mate Michel.

The two red cards this week were for Málaga's Lolo, who caught Recre's Jesús Vázquez with a flying elbow before half time of their match, and for Valladolid's Pedro López, who was sent off late on for a hard tackle on Valencia's Morientes.

Another thirteen players will also be suspended next weekend after completing the five yellow card cycle, including Mario himself who picked up another booking on Sunday. Moisés Hurtado (Espanyol) and Pinillos (Racing) were both shown their tenth yellow cards of the season, and Juanma Ortíz (Almería), Raúl García (Atlético), Dani Alves (Barcelona), Duda (Málaga), Mario Suárez (Mallorca), Del Pino (Numancia), Azpilicueta (Osasuna), Pepe and Sneijder (Real Madrid) and Mosquera (Sevilla) all picked up their fifth. (03.03.09)