Zamoras

No doubt the talking point of the week on the goalkeeping front was the fight between Deportivo's two keepers Munúa and Aouate. The Uruguayan left his Israeli team mate with eight stitches over his eye after punching him following an interchange of words, and Depor coach Miguel Angel Lotina suspended both players. Lotina said neither would play for the club again and drafted B team keeper Fabricio into the side for the game at Villarreal, but things seemed to have quietened down afterwards, and if the coach said that if they kiss and make up he will allow them back.

They were not the only keepers in the wars though, with Bilbao's Iraizoz and Racing's Toño both having to leave the field shortly before half time with injuries, Aranzubia and Coltorti replacing them. Iraizoz had only just returned after an injury lay-off. Between the four of them they managed two clean sheets, and they were joined by four others, our two leaders Víctor Valdés and Iker Casillas, plus Diego Alves (Almería) and Abbiati (Atlético). Casillas (who shook off a bout of gastric enteritis to play) has not let a goal in now for 468 minutes, his best run ever, although he still has some way to go to beat Cañizares's club record of 710 minutes from ten years ago.

Two other goalkeeping changes to note as well, Lafuente making his league debut for Espanyol as Kameni went off to play for Cameroon in the Africa Cup, and César returning from injury to replace López Vallejo at Zaragoza. (14.01.08)

Zamoras Games played Goals against Difference
Valdés (Barcelona) 19 13 -6
Casillas (Real Madrid) 19 14 -5
Toño (Racing) 17 15 -2
Kameni (Espanyol) 18 19 +1
Cobeño (Almería) 14 15 +1
Sorrentino (Recreativo) 19 24 +5
Pato (Getafe) 16 21 +5
Ricardo (Osasuna) 18 23 +5
Notario (Murcia) 18 24 +6
Palop (Sevilla) 15 22 +7
Aouate (Deportivo) 14 21 +7
Ricardo (Betis) 17 27 +10