11.  Spanish striker Raul Gonzalez wriggled clear of the defense and shot from eight meters only for Chilevert to dive to his right to got his hand to the ball.

12.  Spanish striker Tonito scored in each half as mid-table Santa Clara got the better of Porto and snared its third consecutive win.

13.  Spanish international striker Catanha headed the third with eight minutes later.

14.  The former Spanish international striker Kiko Narvaez ended a seven-month absence from the game by joining second division Extremadura for the rest of the season.

15.  Hakim Sasi equalised just four minutes later and Spanish international striker Alfonso then hit the post instead of converting a penalty on the half hour.

16.  A Spanish striker was killed this week when a French lorry attempting to break through the blockade ran him over.

17.  Del Bosque will have to reshuffle his pack in the absence of the suspended World Player of the Year Luis Figo and the injured Spanish international striker Fernando Morientes.

18.  The Spanish striker made up for the miss in the very next attack, however, and volleyed home after racing on to a superb through ball from Guardiola.

19.  Zinedine Zidane found Fernando Morientes with a superb pass but the Spanish international striker blasted it high and wide with an almost open goal in front of him.

20.  Milan have also owed much of their Cup success this season to a reserve in Spanish striker Javi Moreno.