The Christmas spirit did finally show through after last weekend's excesses, with only 49 yellow cards and three reds as against the record 72 and 13 last time around. Only Teixeira Vitienes got his "calzoncillos" in a "vuelta" (as they don't say around here), with ten minutes of wobbliness at the start of the second half of the match between Málaga and Villarreal. First of all he turned down two fairly valid penalty appeals from the home side's Morales and Nacho, and then when Edgar also fell theatrically in the area he produced a yellow card for diving and another to Salva for protesting. Up to then more or less ok, but then he turned to his linesman who for some reason thought it was a penalty, and it was total rewind. Edgar's yellow card was scratched, (Salva's was not, but was cancelled on appeal), and Teixeira pointed to the spot. Flabergastation all round, and Salva in particular was so surprised that he fired a weak kick at Viera and then fell over going for the rebound. Put it down to all those festive season lunches! (24.12.05)