Phil Ball in Spain + La Liga Table

There has been a lot going on this week, quite apart from the double whammy of league fixtures and their consequences for the final gasps of this campaign. The Association of Spanish Footballers (AFE) called off a possible strike for this last weekend - although it never really looked as though they were serious - and then actually did some good for the game, instead of arguing about whether super-rich foreign players should pay a bit more tax or not. The meeting ended with greater guarantees for the players of Segunda 'B', increasing a fund to pay players' salaries when their clubs cannot, or will not, pay up.

CLUB	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
Barcelona	33	26	6	1	61	84
Real Madrid	33	27	2	4	58	83
Valencia	33	17	8	8	15	59
Mallorca	33	16	7	10	15	55
Sevilla FC	33	16	6	11	11	54
Villarreal	33	14	7	12	3	49
Athletic Bilbao	33	14	7	12	1	49
Getafe	33	14	5	14	5	47
Deportivo La Coruña	33	12	8	13	-9	44
Atlético Madrid	33	11	7	15	-3	40
Osasuna	33	10	8	15	-9	38
Almeria	33	9	11	13	-11	38
Espanyol	33	9	11	13	-14	38
Sporting Gijon	33	9	10	14	-11	37
Racing Santander	33	8	12	13	-12	36
Real Zaragoza	33	8	10	15	-18	34
Málaga	33	7	12	14	-5	33
Tenerife	33	8	8	17	-29	32
Valladolid	33	5	14	14	-22	29
Xerez	33	6	9	18	-26	27