A quiet day from the
disciplinary point of view on the last Saturday of the season, a bit of a
surprise given that there was a lot at stake in seven of the ten matches. There
were though only two red cards, one for Racing's Francis later on in the game
against Athletic Bilbao for a second bookable offence, and one for his
assistant manager Uria (later downgraded to a yellow) for protesting. Another
six players will miss the first match of next season after completing the five
yellow card cycle, including Dani Alves (Barcelona), who picked up his tenth
caution, and Valera (Atlético), Stuani (Levante), César
(Valencia), Mario (Villarreal) and Braulio (Zaragoza), all of whom were given
their fifth. All of that meant that our "Villains" award this year goes to
Getafe's Boateng, who ended the campaign with sixteen yellow cards and two
reds. (24.05.11) |