There was a lot of criticism this weekend aimed at Mateu Lahoz when he failed to send off Real Madrid keeper Keylor Navas for taking out Betis midfielder Brasanac as he advanced on goal midway through the first half of their Sunday evening game. Navas did seem to get a head to the ball after he came out of his area, but it was a rash tackle, and the keeper was lucky to stay on the park. Needless to say many of the complaints came from Barcelona, although they themselves were greatly favoured midweek by German referee Denis Aytekin in the Champions League tie with Paris Saint Germain, so much so that there were appeals for the match to be replayed. Where did the majority of those appeals come from? Madrid of course! It’s all part of the game over here! (15.03.17)

Name Games played Yellow cards Red cards Total
Estrada Fernández 17 119 11 130
Gil Manzano 18 119 7 126
Iglesias Villanueva 18 111 4 115
Alvarez Izquierdo 16 101 5 106
Jaime Latre 17 98 3 101
Hernández Hernández 18 94 6 100
Martínez Munuera 18 95 4 99
González González 21 92 5 97
Undiano Mallenco 17 90 4 94
Melero López 15 89 4 93