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Marcelo misses Madrid's Roma trip

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Real Madrid CF left-back Marcelo is out of the first knockout round trip to AS Roma after pulling a calf muscle in Saturday's defeat at Real Betis Balompié.

Marcelo did not miss a minute of the group stage
Marcelo did not miss a minute of the group stage ©Getty Images

Real Madrid CF left-back Marcelo is out of the UEFA Champions League first knockout round trip to AS Roma after suffering a calf injury in last night's 2-1 defeat at Real Betis Balompié.

Heinze returns
The 19-year-old Brazilian, who did not miss a minute of the group stage, suffered a muscle pull in his right calf and is not included in Bernd Schuster's squad for Tuesday's first leg. However defender Gabriel Heinze returns from a thigh injury that has kept out for a month, as Marcelo joins Christoph Metzelder (foot), Pepe (right thigh), Javier Saviola (sprained knee and ankle), Wesley Sneijder (broken rib) and Robinho (stomach muscle) on the sidelines.

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