Matchday 1 - Player of the Round

Duda Aouate (Real Mallorca)

Tote's return to the top flight on Saturday night was very impressive despite his side's defeat. The former Real Madrid veteran has had to make adjustments since switching from his preferred central striking role to a position on the left wing but his incisive passing very nearly unlocked the Athletic defence on various occasions on Saturday. Many people are asking why David Trezeguet would want to move to Hercules but Tote's assisting ability is one very good reason. Tote is not my player of the weekend, however. That honour goes to Real Mallorca's Israeli international goalkeeper, Duda Aouate, who ruined Jose Mourinho's La Liga debut by keeping a clean sheet against Real Madrid at the Ono Estadi on Sunday. Despite picking up a nasty head injury early on, Aouate was patched up and put in an epic 90 minutes between the sticks, blocking Real's attempts time and again and particularly frustrating Gonzalo Higuain. Pep Guardiola owes him a firm pat on the back.