Now starting for Real Madrid, Number 10 in your program, but Number 1 in your hearts, Ruben de la Red.

And what about Getafe! Holding both Barcelona and Bayern Munich to draws away from home, within four days? Phil Ball is right to sing their praises (though that bit about the Comandos Azules was more than a little disturbing). I was disappointed by the Sevilla v. Villareal game – the play being short of the spectacular mark that I had set my hopes on – but still a suprise result. And 9 goals netted at the Calderon? Hell yes.

Hopefully everyone will put in their two cents on Kevin’s Mallorca post, where a lively discussion about the parity and stength of La Liga is taking place. I think this week’s competition proves that if not the strongest, this league is certainly the most entertaining – anything can happen!

I hope that Madrid challenge the yellow and get it overturned. Teams like Barcelona and Man U do it all the time, and this is a case where I’d like to see Real use some of their sway. I think the second yellow was CLEARLY undeserved, and extremely harsh. While Mallorca deserved the favor from the ref, the consequences for Madrid are far too severe. Unless I’m mistaken, Ramos will miss not one, but two games due to this poor decision – one for the red, and a second for recieving his fifth (tenth) yellow.