Fernando Gago

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Madrid v. Bayern

SQUAD LIST:

Goalkeepers: Casillas and Diego López.

Defenders:Salgado, Raúl Bravo, Cannavaro, Pavón, Mejía, Roberto Carlos, Marcelo, Torres and Helguera.

Midfielders: Emerson, Gago, Beckham, Guti, Reyes and Robinho.

Forwards: Raúl, Van Nistelrooy and Higuaín.

Not called up: Cicinho, Diarra and Sergio Ramos (injured), and Cassano and Miñambres (technical decision).

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REAL MADRID - 3: Casillas; Torres, Helguera, Cannavaro, Roberto Carlos (Raúl Bravo, min.59); Beckham, Gago, Raúl, Guti, Higuaín (Robinho, min.52); Van Nistelrooy.

BAYERN MUNICH - 2: Kahn; Sagnol, Lucio, Van Buyten, Lahm; Demichelis (Salihamidzic, min.45), Van Bommel, Schweinsteiger (Scholl, min.79), Hargreaves; Podolski (Pizarro, min.60) and Makaay.

GOALS:

1-0: (min. 10): Raúl beats Kahn

1-1: (min.23): Lucio heads in

2-1: (min.28): Raúl finishes off Helguera's header

3-1: (min.34): Van Nistelrooy taps it in

3-2: (min.88): Van Bommel from long range

REFEREE: Frank de Bleeckere (Belgium). Booked Demichelis (min.38), Schweinsteiger (min.55), and Hargreaves (60').

HIGHLIGHTS: First leg of the Round of 16 of the Champions League held at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium in front of a capacity crowd of 82,000 spectators. The presidents of both clubs, Ramón Calderón and Franz Beckenbauer, saw the match from the Presidential Balcony.

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Gago and Higuaín to participate in their first Madrid derby

Next Saturday's Madrilenian derby at the Vicente Calderón will be the first for two of Real Madrid's winter signings, Fernando Gago and Gonzalo Higuaín. The cross-town rivalry can be overwhelming for newbies, but the recent arrivals from Argentina have plenty of experience handling the pressure of one of the Superclasicos of world football: Boca Juniors vs. River Plate.

Fernando Gago and Gonzalo Higuaín will experience their first titanic clash of the Spanish capital this weekend when Real Madrid take on Atletico at the Vicente Calderón stadium. There's no question it's a special match for every participant, and the pressure and build up can take its toll on a player, especially when its their first derby.

However, if there's something that Gago and Higuaín are already used to, it's pressure. Both players rose through the ranks of two teams who are involved in one of the most intense and demanding rivalries of world football, none other than Boca-River. Despite their youth, both the midfielder and the forward have already played several matches of such significance, although Fernando Gago was donning Boca's blue-and-yellow and Gonzalo Higuaín was a River Plate Millonario.

Since his Boquense debut in 2004/05, Gago was the Bombonera play-maker until his arrival in Madrid last December. Prior to leaving his former team, Gago played in several Buenos Aires derbies. Perhaps the most important was the Boca-River tie in the 2004 Copa Libertadores semifinals, when the Xeneizes knocked out River's Gallinas in a penalty shootout.

Although he is even younger than Gago, Gonzalo Higuaín also has experience playing in Argentina's Superclasico. In fact, the crowning achievement of Higuaín's brief career was a River-Boca match played at the Estadio Monumental of Buenos Aires. The Madridista's two strikes, one by way of a spectacular backheel, led River to a 3-1 win.

Newbies, but war veterans, Gonzalo Higuaín and Fernando Gago are both anxious to guide their team to victory in another of world football's greatest matchups. They used to be rivals but, now, as teammates, they join forces for one common goal: three points for Real Madrid.

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Atlético Madrid vs. Real Madrid

• Keepers: Casillas, Diego López.

• Defenders: Salgado, Cannavaro, Pavón, Mejía, Marcelo, Torres, Helguera.

• Midfielders: Emerson, Gago, Guti, Diarra, Reyes, Robinho.

• Strikers: Raúl, Van Nistelrooy, Cassano, Higuaín.

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Interview with Gago:

ftp://ftp.plus.es/deportes/DEP_070201_RMadrid.wmv

or

ftp://ftp.plus.es/deportes/DEP_070201_RMadrid.rm

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1 – ATLETICO MADRID: Leo Franco; Seitaridis, Perea, Ze Castro, Antonio López; Jurado, Luccin, Maniche, Galletti (Mista 71´); Agüero and Torres.

1 – REAL MADRID: Casillas; Salgado, Cannavaro, Helguera, Torres; Reyes (Cassano 45´), Gago (Diarra 53´), Emerson, Raúl; Guti (Marcelo 76´) Higuaín

GOALS:

1-0, min. 11: Torres beats Casillas with a shot that crosses the box.

1-1, min. 61: Higuaín hits the net after a brilliant pass by Cassano.

REFEREE: Daudén Ibáñez (Aragon Referee Association). Booked Cassano (47´), Torres (48´), Guti (53’), Galletti (61´), Diarra (85´), and sent off Cannavaro (13’ and 82’)

NOTES: Matchday 24 of the Spanish Primera Liga played at the Vicente Calderón stadium.

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Madrid vs. Getafe

SQUAD LIST:

Goalkeepers: Casillas, Diego López

Defenders: Roberto Carlos, Raúl Bravo, Pavón, Helguera, Mejía, Sergio Ramos, Míchel Salgado, Marcelo, Torres

Midfielders:Beckham, Gago, De la Red, Robinho, Reyes,

Forwards: Cassano, Higuaín, Van Nistelrooy