Villains

Ouch! Orbaiz's retaliatory kick in the gin-gan-goolies of Getafe's David Cortés made everybody's eyes water this weekend. It was a case of "don't rub 'em, count 'em" as Cortés crumpled up on the ground in agony. Athletic appealed saying he was provoked, but the disciplinary committee (all good family men) decided to impose a two match ban. There was a second red card for Getafe's Miguel Torres in the second half of the same match for a foul on Susaeta, and Getafe assistant coach Esnaider was also sent to the stands for protesting. Elsewhere Xerez's Redondo and Atlético's Raúl García were both sent off for second bookable offences in their respective matches, and the Zaragoza physical trainer was also told to take a walk on the wild side for his protests. All will be joined in the stands for the midweek round of matches by Athletic's Amorebieta, who picked up his tenth booking of the season, and by Toribio (Málaga) and Contini (Zaragoza), who picked up their fifth. (16.03.10)

Villains Yellow cards Red cards (straight) Games banned Total points
Luna (Tenerife) 14 2 4 20
Assunçao (Atlético) 15 2 3 20
Amorebieta (Athletic) 13 1 3* 17
Roncaglia (Espanyol) 11 2 3 16
Orbaiz (Athletic) 8 2 (2) 4* 16
Soldado (Getafe) 14 0 2 16
Gregory (Sporting) 12 1 2 15
Nunes (Mallorca) 10 1 (1) 2 14
Barral (Sporting) 10 1 (1) 2 14
Ponzio (Zaragoza) 10 1 (1) 2 14
Boateng (Getafe) 11 1 2 14
Ramos (Real Madrid) 9 1 (1) 2 13
Pareja (Espanyol) 10 1 2 13
Lass (Real Madrid) 10 1 2 13
Navarro (Valencia) 10 1 2 13
Albelda (Valencia) 11 0 2 13
Banega (Valencia) 11 0 2 13