I was convinced in that first half that Sergio Ramos was trying to help Zaragoza out
. There was some half-hearted attempted backheel flick in his area that ended up squirming off his stomach and through to the keeper, then he tried to take a man on by his own corner flag and lost it. Anyway, as you say, it's not looking good for Zaragoza now, in the relegation zone with 1 game to play, and their last away game is at Mallorca, who are chasing the
UEFA Cup places. The only good news for them is that Recreativo and Valladolid play each other, meaning that if Zaragoza win, they're guaranteed to be safe, as they'd definitely overtake whichever of those two loses that game, or if it was a draw they'd overtake Huelva. Obviously it won't be easy to get the win, but at least it's still in their own hands - win and they're safe, regardless of what happens elsewhere. Also good news for them is that the other team still in contention to go down, Osasuna, play Mallorca's direct rivals for the
UEFA Cup, Racing Santander.
You were right (again
) about Atletico. I don't set out to oppose them every week just for the sake of it, but I've always found them to be a team you can't really trust, and I do oppose them when I think they're too short a price, as was the case this week. Maybe they're made of sterner stuff now. And yes, they're guaranteed the Champions League after last night's win.
Great win for Mallorca last night, shame it only really served to cancel out my losses from all the other games
