There have been some criticisms recently by Barcelona's rivals that Guardiola's side have been helped by referees, although nobody could say that this weekend after they beat Getafe despite Turienzo Alvarez turning down two clear penalty appeals and ruling out a perfectly good goal by Messi for a non-existent offside. It all evens out in the wash! Elsewhere González Vázquez set something of a record for the season with fifteen yellow cards and two straight reds in the match between Valencia and Sevilla. Curiously the fifteen yellows were for different players, something of a feat in itself! (21.04.09)