His former boss, General Luis Garcia Meza, is serving a 30-year sentence for human-rights crimes.

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With Luis Garcia calling for the ball, Riise opted to shoot, an effort deflected away by Jens Lehmann's feet.

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The best of those fell to Luis Garcia but the former Liverpool player fired his effort horribly over the crossbar.

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"He's fought top names in Luis Garcia, a red-hot Cuban and Dean Francis - it's going to be a test, " added Bellew.

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Benitez's side showed great organisation, catching Juventus offside on numerous occasions, but the forward pairing of Baros and Luis Garcia got little joy from the Juventus rearguard.

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Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez made changes in an attempt to inject some attacking impetus, with Guthrie removed in favour of Luis Garcia and the lively Bellamy replaced by Peter Crouch.

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Contracts involving Chelsea defenders John Terry and Ricardo Carvalho, as well as Liverpool midfielders Xabi Alonso and Luis Garcia and Arsenal's Brazilian Gilberto Silva, will cease to be 'protected' in June, even though they run to 2009.

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The first flight, operated by Air Europa, landed at Madrid's Barajas airport with Lester Gonzalez, Omar Ruiz, Antonio Villarreal, Julio Cesar Galvez, Jose Luis Garcia Paneque and Pablo Pacheco on board at 1249 local time (1049 GMT).

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Liverpool were level minutes later, Fowler clipping home his 31st League Cup goal behind his legs from Luis Garcia's cross-shot, but Arsenal's youthful pace and endeavour continued to cause the Reds all sorts of problems and the outcome was beyond doubt before half time.

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