As one Santander client put it, having two top Banks in Spain is almost as good as housing two of the world's best football teams, Barcelona and Real Madrid.

一位桑坦德的客户这样形容：有两家西班牙顶级银行的好处，就相当有两家世界足球豪门——巴塞罗那和皇家马德里。

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Santander has strengthened its presence in Brazil, where it bought Banco Real in the carve-up of ABN AMRO in 2007.

自从2007年荷兰银行的四分五裂，桑坦德银行收购了雷亚尔银行后，桑坦德银行现在在巴西已确立了地位。

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After their 6-1 thrashing of Racing Santander, Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho believes the fans are enjoying the way his team is playing.

在6 - 1痛击桑坦德竞技后，皇马主帅穆里尼奥坚信球迷很喜欢他的球队的比赛方式。

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The 45-year-old becomes the sixth coach to lose his job in the Spanish top flight this season following the departures of Abel Resino (Atletico Madrid), Juan Carlos Mandia (Racing Santander), Marcelino Garcia Toral (Real Zaragoza), and Hugo Sanchez and Jose Angel Ziganda (both Xerez).

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The victory put Pep Guardiola's side seven points ahead of Real Madrid, who won 3-1 at Racing Santander.

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"The bank's capacity to generate profit enables us to set aside hefty real estate provisions in Spain in 2012 and significantly increase non-performing loan coverage, " Santander chairman Emilio Botin said.

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