For professional goalkeepers, who often have toplay through minor sprains and bruised hands, it's a common trick for adding a little protection just as long as the manufacturers have enough time to produce them.
Spain's Villarreal edged out Bulgarian visitors Levski Sofia with a 1-0 victory as striker Nilmar added to his recent hat-trick for Brazil with a 72nd-minute winner after good play out wide by substitute Giuseppe Rossi.