Racing Santander 0 - Deportivo 0

Racing: Toño; Pinillos (Colsa 70'), Garay, César Navas, Marcano; Valera, Luccin, Lacen, Oscar Serrano; Jonathan Pereira (Munitis 57'), Juanjo (Tchité 46'). 4-4-2.
Deportivo: Aranzubia; Manuel Pablo, Lopo, Colotto, Filipe Luis; Sergio (Antonio Tomás 60'), De Guzmán; Pablo Alvarez (Verdú 79'), Juan Rodríguez, Lafita; Mista (Riki 59'). 4-2-3-1.

Team changes: Racing: Luccin, Juanjo for Moratón, Edu Bedia / Deportivo: De Guzmán, Mista for Guardado, Omar Bravo.

Goals: None.

Yellow cards: Pinillos 07', Filipe 18', Serrano 28', Luccin 55', 87', Manuel Pablo 91' / red cards: Luccin 87'.

Racing Santander and Deportivo have important UEFA Cup ties midweek, and the two sides seemed happy to play out a 0-0 draw and save their strength for Thursday. The Galicians had not lost in the Sardinero stadium since 1996, and Filipe and Colotto cleaned up attacks from Valera and Pereira early on. The locals almost went ahead on the stroke of half time though when Luccin fired a free kick against the post.

Depor responded after the restart, Lafita bringing a good save out of Toño following a set piece free kick, and Juan Rodríguez and Riki going close. Rodríguez came close to scoring late on when he fired a shot against the bar from the edge of the area, but after Luccin was sent off for a second bookable offence both sides settled for a point.