Villains

Four red cards at the weekend, the first for Racing's Cisma who lost his rag midway through the first half after Levante went on to score with Bolados lying on the ground injured. It is always a debateable point whether players should put the ball in to touch under those circumstances, but referee Fernández Borbolán didn't intervene and it was not clear whether Caicedo had even seen Bolados fall as he ran on to beat Toño. The red mist descended though and after kicking an opponent from behind Cisma had to go. Hércules keeper Calatayud felt he was unlucky to be sent off after Espanyol's Osvaldo fell rather theatrically at his feet, but Paradas Romero had no doubts, red card for the keeper and penalty. And there were red cards as well for Sevilla's Stankevicius and Zaragoza's Ponzio, both for second bookable offences. It was a second sending off this season for Ponzio, who tops our table as a result. Another six players will also miss the next round of matches after picking up their fifth bookings of the season, Vargas (Almería), Rafa (Getafe), Juanlu (Levante), Sandro Silva (Málaga), Diop (Racing) and Borja Valero (Villarreal). (24.11.10)

Villains Yellow cards Red cards (straight) Games banned Total points
Ponzio (Zaragoza) 7 2 (1) 2* 12
Rafa (Getafe) 7 1 2* 10
Borja Valero (Villarreal) 7 1 2* 10
Aguilar (Hércules) 4 2 (1) 2 9
Botía (Sporting) 5 1 (1) 2 9
Eliseu (Málaga) 6 1 (1) 1 9
Piqué (Barcelona) 7 1 1 9
Boateng (Getafe) 6 1 1 8
Forlín (Espanyol) 6 1 1 8
D. Navarro (Valencia) 6 1 1 8
Luis García (Espanyol) 7 0 1 8
Osvaldo (Espanyol) 2 1 (1) 3 7
F. Navarro (Sevilla) 2 2 (1) 2 7
Colotto (Deportivo) 4 1 (1) 1 7
Gámez (Málaga) 5 1 1 7
Gurpegui (Athletic) 6 0 1 7
Lopo (Deportivo) 6 0 1 7
Silva (Málaga) 6 0 1* 7
Puñal (Osasuna) 6 0 1 7
Eguren (Sporting) 6 0 1 7
Albelda (Valencia) 6 0 1 7
Diogo (Zaragoza) 6 0 1 7