Just when it looked like Guti was going to be allowed to rejoin the Real Madrid first-team for the match against Racing, he has gone and injured his thigh which rules him out for a week.
Now that all 32 teams have qualified for the World Cup, it has been calculated that Real Madrid and Chelsea will have the most representatives in South Africa with 16 players from each squad expected to travel. They are closely followed by Liverpool (13) and Barcelona (11).
Real Madrid have been linked with January moves for Diego Perotti of Sevilla and Demichelis of Bayern Munich.
Atletico Madrid President Enrique Cerezo has moved to dismiss reports that they will sell Sergio Agüero to Chelsea in January.
Sevilla rumoured to be after Ajax full-back Emanuelson as a replacement for Barcelona and Real Madrid target Adriano.
Real Zaragoza are among those interested in signing the new Brazilian sensation Carlao after he scored 5 in the first 8 league games for club Uniao Leira.
Sven Goran Eriksson could be making a move to Spain if a consortium of Arab and Swiss businesses (Munto Finance) complete a takeover at second division club Cadiz CF.
AND FINALLY: Barcelona striker Thierry Henry is taking an absolute battering at the moment, even Michael Jackson seems to have risen from below to join in. Here are a couple of the things to have come out of Ireland since that fateful moment in Paris. At least they're not bitter about the whole affair.
