Andrés Palop was finally beaten after six games without letting in a goal, although it took a twice taken penalty to do so. The Sevilla keeper saved Diego Tristán's first kick, but the referee ordered a retake and this time he could do nothing to stop it. He did save another penalty later on from Taborda though, and stays four points ahead at the top of our table as a result. Palop's opposite number Molina managed to keep a clean sheet in the match, although it was made that much easier for him when Sevilla had two players sent off.

Víctor Valdés moved clear in second place after keeping his goals against column to zero at Villarreal, and Barcelona have only let in two goals now in their last seven games. Casillas also celebrated his new contract at Real Madrid with a shut out, although as commented elsewhere the rest of his colleagues contributed very little to the team's performance and the coach was kicked out as a result. A welcome clean sheet as well for Mallorca's Toni Prats, his side's 0-3 victory at Alavés taking them well clear of the danger zone.

Finally Atlético Madrid B keeper Falcón made his first team debut after Leo Franco limped off injured against Athletic Bilbao (second choice keeper Cuéllar was also out with an injury), and had an incident packed day. The youngster was doing fine until felled by a loud firecracker thrown from the crowd, and partially deafened by the noise he let in a last minute header from Orbaiz. (05.12.05)