A fourth clean sheet in a row for Víctor Valdés, this one worth it's weight in gold as Barcelona came away from Valencia's Mestalla stadium with three points which takes them to within one victory of the league title. Valdés will most definitely play next weekend at Levante, but if they do clinch the championship there, then he will probably be rested in order to make sure that he wins the Zamora trophy. Quite the opposite case to Samuel Eto'o, who will play every minute and will receive as much assistance from his colleagues as possible to help him tie up the Pichichi prize.

Casillas is the only one who can realistically beat Valdés, and he and his rival were just two of the eight "porteros" who recorded clean sheets this weekend. Doblas kept out "the old enemy" as Betis recorded their first home win against Sevilla in ten years, and Reina was on top form, tipping two Duda free kicks onto the crossbar to help Villarreal up to third equal in the table. Sergio Aragoneses took over from the injured Sánchez Broto to see Getafe ensure a second season in the top flight, and Kameni (Espanyol), Aranzubia (Athletic) and Munúa (Deportivo) also contributed to their respective sides' victories. Elsewhere Ronnie Gaspercic returned to the Albacete line up, replacing the injured Valbuena as his team beat Levante to keep alive their faint hopes of staying up. (09.05.05)