Zamoras

A record number of goals this weekend in the league, but still five keepers were able to maintain clean sheets. That included our two leaders Víctor Valdés and Cañizares, who are probably not only battling it out for the Zamora prize but also for the third goalkeeper's spot in the World Cup squad behind Casillas and Reina. Cañizares in particular is in sparkling form, and he kept his goals against column to zero for the fifth league match in a row at Betis this weekend. Pinto and Leo Franco (who returned to Atlético's side after three matches out through injury) move up to joint third in our chart after their teams won their respective matches to nil, and Calatayud also recorded a clean sheet as Getafe thrashed Gorka Iraizoz's Espanyol 5-0. The Catalans' first choice keeper Kameni is of course in Egypt playing the Africa Cup with Cameroon, and is probably glad that he wasn't in the Alfonso Pérez stadium last Sunday! (23.01.06)

Zamoras Games played Goals against Difference
Víctor (Barcelona) 20 16 -4
Cañizares (Valencia) 19 15 -4
Pinto (Celta) 18 17 -1
Leo Franco (Atlético) 15 14 -1
Palop (Sevilla) 19 19 0
Viera (Villarreal) 16 16 0
Molina (Deportivo) 20 21 +1
Casillas (Real Madrid) 20 22 +2
Ricardo (Osasuna) 16 19 +3
Armando (Cádiz) 20 24 +4
Aouate (Racing) 20 24 +4
César (Zaragoza) 17 21 +4
Kameni (Espanyol) 17 22 +5
Aranzubia (Athletic) 18 25 +7
Costanzo (Alavés) 17 25 +8
Doblas (Betis) 15 23 +8