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| 4/9/2003 |
Real beat Manchester United 3-1
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3:09:03 PM
Madrid, April 9 - Luis Figo curled in a spectacular opener and Raul struck two virtuoso goals to lead Real Madrid to a 3-1 win over Manchester United in a sparkling Champions League quarter-final first leg at the Bernabeu on Tuesday.
Real, who won the European cup for a record ninth time in Glasgow last season, outclassed their opponents on a night the English side will quickly want to forget.
The Spaniards, superior throughout, will be strong favourites to book a semi-final place against Juventus or Barcelona, but they may yet have cause to regret a 52nd minute reply from Ruud Van Nistelrooy.
Van Nistelrooy, United's sole attacking threat, headed in from close range after Iker Casillas had palmed away a Ryan Giggs effort.
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