Raúl out after appendix operation

Severe pains
Raúl arrived at Madrid's training ground, Ciudad Deportiva, late yesterday afternoon suffering from severe pains and a fever. After tests, the club's medical staff diagnosed acute appendicitis and the player was taken to the Rúber clinic in the Spanish capital where he was operated on.

Three-week absence
The Spanish international striker will be missing for three weeks, according to a statement on the Madrid website. He scored twice in Madrid's 3-1 defeat of United in the first leg at the Santiago Bernabéu.