Another relatively good weekend for goalkeepers, with only 22 goals conceded in the ten matches. Bonano got hit for a couple by new leaders Alavés, and so Prats catches him at the top of our chart after another good performance helped Betis up to second place. In fact the two best defences in the league do not feature in our rankings, with Kike and Herrera sharing the honours at Alavés, who have only let in nine goals in 15 games, and Palop standing in for Cañizares for six games at Valencia (11 from 15 between them) when the Spanish international broke a rib. Both Herrera and Cañizares should be topping the charts soon when they have completed enough matches. Leo Franco does come in for Láinez in last place now that he has completed 10 games.

As well as Prats and Herrera, there were three more clean sheets at the weekend. Nacho González put the pressure on the leaders, defending his castle against Sevilla, and he is only a point behind the top two. Espanyol's Mora kept his place despite letting in four the week before at Celta, and he rewarded his manager with a shut out against the all-powerful Deportivo, and Málaga's Contreras shook off the injury from last week to hold off the Real Sociedad forwards in a vital relegation battle. (03.12.01)