Not the best of weeks for
Guaita, the Valencia keeper ruled out of the weekend's match at Getafe with a
wrist injury, but then having to leave the squad for a few days following the
death of his father. Soldado dedicated his four goals against Ustari (who had
returned from injury to replace Codina) to his team-mate. Guaita's absence
re-opened the door though for César, who became La Liga's oldest ever
keeper (and player for that matter) after taking the field just four months or
so short of his 40th birthday. It was a high scoring weekend however, with only
two clean sheets between the twenty keepers in action. Those two though may
have decided who wins the league this season, Valdés keeping out the
Villarreal attack to give Barcelona a 0-1 win in the Madrigal stadium, and Juan
Pablo putting in a sterling display for Sporting in the Bernabeu to help the
Asturians to a surprise 0-1 victory over Real Madrid. (05.04.11)
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