What a difference a day makes! The clash between the top two keepers Cañizares and Molina ended with the Valencia keeper coming out on top after his side won the match 3-0. Although the result was flattering though for the home side, with two of the goals coming in the last few moments of the game, the fact remains that Cañizares is now three points ahead of his rival. Having let in six in the last two matches, Molina has been caught by Sanzol, despite the Osasuna keeper's big mistake which allowed Real Sociedad's Kovacevic to steal away a point in their local derby.

Sanzol was not the only one to hit the headlines though in a bad weekend for the number ones. Celta's Pinto and Athletic's Aranzubia both let in silly goals when their poor clearances were stuffed straight back down their proverbial throats by wily attackers, and Mallorca's Miki crashed into his own player and dropped the ball at the feet of Ronaldinho who promptly set up Luis Enrique to score into an empty net.. At least four keepers reprieved the good name of their colleagues with clean sheets, the aforementioned Cañizares plus Esteban (Sevilla), Lainez (Zaragoza) and also Almunia (Albacete), who has not let a goal in now in four games. (08.03.04)