Zamoras

Real Madrid did Barcelona a favour this weekend, the three goals they scored against Racing Santander knocking Toño off the top of the Zamora chart and allowing Víctor Valdés to take his place. All in all though it was a bit of a funny weekend on the goalkeeping front. Atlético's Leo Franco and Osasuna's Ricardo both had to go off injured near the end of their respective games without letting in a goal, and although Abbiati held out for a clean sheet at the former club, Elía couldn't prevent Deportivo scoring against the latter. Two keepers made their debut in La Liga with clean sheets, Almería's Diego Alves, who came in for Cobeño, himself contractually bound under his loan agreement from Sevilla not to play, and Valladolid's youth international Sergio Asenjo, who was preferred to both Butelle and Alberto. And only one other keeper managed to maintain his goals against column to zero, Athletic Bilbao's Aranzubia, who was standing in again for the injured Gorka Iraizoz at Valencia. (03.12.07)

Zamoras Games played Goals against Difference
Valdés (Barcelona) 14 11 -3
Toño (Racing) 14 12 -2
Casillas (Real Madrid) 14 14 0
Kameni (Espanyol) 14 15 +1
Cobeño (Almería) 13 15 +2
Notario (Murcia) 13 15 +2
Iraizoz (Athletic) 12 14 +2
Leo Franco (Atlético) 12 14 +2
Pato (Getafe) 12 14 +2
Ricardo (Osasuna) 12 14 +2
Sorrentino (Recreativo) 14 19 +5
Aouate (Deportivo) 14 21 +7
Viera (Villarreal) 14 21 +7
Palop (Sevilla) 13 20 +7