Seven clean sheets in a row now for Víctor Valdés, and the Barça keeper has not been beaten in the league since they lost 4-3 to Atlético on 1st March. Luckily for Sevilla's Palop he missed Wednesday night's 4-0 drubbing in the Nou Camp as he was serving out a one match ban, Javi Varas stepping in for him for that match.

Clean sheets as well for Aranzubia (Deportivo), Kameni (Espanyol) and Aouate, who was returning after injury for Mallorca. Elsewhere Lafuente returned to the Sporting side to replace the suspended Cuéllar, and Toño came back in to the Racing line-up after his one match ban only to have to hand back to Coltorti later on due to an injury. (24.04.09)