Changing the subject, my completely unofficial hero of the week award goes not to any individual player but the Real Betis doctor Tomas Calero whose swift thinking and competence saved the life of Salamanca's Miguel Garcia in the two club's Spanish second division match on Sunday.
Garcia collapsed of an apparent heart attack, exactly on the hour as Betis were making a substitution, and his heart stopped for between 20 and 25 seconds.
Upon seeing the replays of what happened on Monday, my blood froze.
It was all to reminiscent of the television images of when Benfica's Miklos Feher and Sevilla's Antonio Puerta collapsed on the pitch, and tragically later died, during domestic league games in 2004 and 2007.
Fortunately, on this occasion, there was a happier outcome after Calero rushed to the Garcia's aid and administered CPR (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation), including applying a defibrillator.
"'It was fortunate that, when he collapsed, it was right in front of our bench and I saw him fall. As I got to him, I realised it was a cardiac arrest and so we immediately began a process of resuscitation. Thank God the player was saved," reflected Calero modestly on Monday.
Personally, I'd like to see Calero get some kind of special award at the Ballon d'Or gala.
