Five red cards at the weekend, including one each for Sergio (Osasuna) and Romaric (Sevilla) in a fixture which in the past has produced a spark or two, the first for a foul on Diego Capel and the second for two yellow cards. Almería's Chico (straight red) and Valladolid's Iñaki Bea (two bookings) were both given their marching orders early on in their respective matches against Betis and Racing, and Recreativo's Lamas was sent off for a second bookable offence after protesting a late penalty appeal in the relegation battle at Numancia. Lamas was given a two match ban after calling the referee a coward as the teams were leaving the field at the end.

Another seven players will miss the penultimate round of games next weekend after completing the five yellow card cycle. Numancia's Cisma picked up his tenth booking of the season, and Iraola (Athletic), Mark González (Betis), De la Peña (Espanyol), Valera (Racing), Aitor (Recre) and Borja (Valladolid) all were given their fifth. González had been let off an earlier suspension a few weeks ago by the appeals committee, and Sporting's Matabuena was also saved this week after his tenth caution of the season was overturned. (19.05.09)