Once again Spanish football has been tainted by racist insults, this time by a small but unsavoury bunch of neanderthals who populate the terraces at Getafe. Daudén Ibáñez momentarily stopped the game against Barcelona after he heard chants against Eto'o, and asked for an announcement to be made over the loud speakers for them to stop. Last season there were several incidents of this nature, but after a wave of protests both within and outside Spain the problem appeared to have gone away. It seems though that that is not totally the case, and the club (who have in the past taken steps to try and cut this out) could be fined again.

Apart from that though it was another quiet weekend, with very few incidents of note. And it would have been even quieter had Muñiz Fernández not awarded two penalties to Real Madrid in three minutes late in the second half of their match against Zaragoza. Visiting coach Víctor Muñoz complained that the first was dubious and that Muñiz couldn't have seen the second as he was on the half way line at the time, and that something was wrong as they had had five penalties against them already this season. But the referee's decision is what counts, and although César saved the first from Robinho, Roberto Carlos blasted the second past his ex colleague to win the match. (08.11.05)