Le Mans winner Marco Melandri holds a 24-point margin over Rossi in third, while Spanish newcomer Daniel Pedrosa is 21 points ahead of him in fourth.

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Spanish international midfielder Fabregas has been out since December 21 when he injured his knee in the 1-1 draw against Liverpool.

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The Spanish have dominated international soccer at senior, Under-21, Under-19 and Under-17 levels in recent years.

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Together, these moves translated into an enormous improvement in the Spanish outfit's operating margin: It surged from 7% to 21% in two years.

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The 21-year-old left-winger has been linked with Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona because of his Premier League form this year.

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The fan, who has not been named, called police at about 21:20 GMT during United's second leg clash against the Spanish giants.

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In the men's draw, world No. 1 Novak Djokovic survived a late rally from Spanish fifth seed David Ferrer to set up a Friday semifinal with Argentine No. 21 Juan Monaco .

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Also the ECB implied that it would buy Spanish and Italian bonds only until eurozone governments have ratified a rescue package for their currency union that was agreed on 21 July, which would allow their bailout fund - the European Financial Stability Facility - to buy the debt of eurozone members facing funding difficulties.

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