Fireworks were expected in the Santiago Bernabeu stadium this weekend, where Iturralde González, the referee with most red and yellow cards in the league, came face to face with Real Madrid, this season the team with most cards of all (91 yellows and six reds). Madrid had complained that they were not being given penalty decisions this year, and they were a bit unhappy when Iturralde turned down an appeal in the fifth minute after Gimnàstic's César Navas brought down Van Nistelrooy. It was real borderline decision though, the foul starting just outside the area and ending in it, and the referee did produce a red card for Navas which ended any hope that Nàstic had of coming away with a point or two from the capital city. (20.03.07)