A higher scoring week in the league, with only four clean sheets between the 20 number ones, all strangely in 1-0 home victories for their respective teams. Cavallero was one of those, helping Celta to beat the team he used to play for, Espanyol, and taking him level with Cañizares at the top of the table. Sevilla's Notario moves up to third place after his side beat Racing Santander, and Contreras returned to what he must hope is normal after letting in seven goals in the last two league matches.

Bonano also joins the clean sheeters this week after Barcelona's 1-0 win over Villarreal, with Enke returning to the substitutes' bench in place of a very unhappy Víctor Valdés. The young keeper lost his cool when Van Gaal told him he was to return to the B team to get more match practise, and he failed to turn up for training the following day. After a day of tense phone calls and meetings Víctor apologized to his manager, but he will be given a hefty fine for a serious breach of house rules. (12.11.02).