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RM 38415677

SINGAPORE: SCHOOLS SHUT DOWN FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 1940'S AFTER TWO RESIDENTS DIE FROM MYSTERY PNEUMONIA

Date:MARCH 27, 2003 Singapore has shut its schools for the first time since the 1940s after two Singapore residents died from a mystery pneumonia that has killed more than 50 people worldwide. School gates across the city state are shut on Thursday (March 27, 2003) after Singapore authorities reported five new cases of the illness, known as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), and ordered 861 citizens to stay home this week in an unprecedented quarantine in the city-state of four million people. Seventy-four people have now been infected in Singapore by the virus, which has spread to Hong Kong, Vietnam, Canada and Germany, infecting 500 people worldwide. Suspected cases have been reported in the United States, Britain and Australia. Education Minister Teo Chee Hean said on Tuesday (March 26) the school closures, the first since a polio outbreak in Singapore in the 1940s, begin on Thursday and will last a week, affecting around 500,000 children, most under the age of 18. He added international schools in Singapore were advised to close, but said universities would stay open. Some pre-schools in Singapore have also taken the precautionary measure and closed their centres for the duration. Some parents have welcomed the move despite the inconvenience caused by it. "I suppose, in my personal opinion, I think it is the right thing to do, because right now everybody really don't know what exactly is SARS. It's okay just to shut for one week or two just to settle everything down. Otherwise, it creates difficulties for all of us parents but I suppose it's better than not doing anything about it and things get worse," said Mr. Leong Juan Haw (pron: leeong-jooann-how). Authorities said a Singapore man in his 40s died late on Tuesday from the virus, which World Health Organisation officials believe is linked to an outbreak in the Chinese province of Guangdong, bordering Hong Kong, which began in November. A Ministry of Health spokeswoman said another person had died but she declined to give details. State-run television said the second person to die was a Christian pastor. Singapore's schools were already on high alert after 2,000 students were sent home feeling unwell on Tuesday. None of those have contracted the deadly virus but three children, all siblings, are now in hospital with the illness. And Singaporeans have also said they are taking precautions in the wake of the virus alert. "Because everybody is taking precautions now, at this moment. Even now, personally I'm driving taxi also worry about this thing. Every passenger I pick up, after drop, alight, I will wind down my window and let the natural air come in," said Mr. Steven Ang, a taxi driver. "I feel we must be careful. It's not up to you to feel afraid. Let's observe the situation for the next few days, if it worsens, then I will be afraid. But right now, I'm just a bit concerned," said Mr. Ong. Some experts believe the sickness is caused by a new virus from the paramyxovirus family, a large group of microbes that includes germs that cause measles, mumps and respiratory infections, but the WHO says there could be other candidates too. Anger is mounting in Hong Kong, the epicentre of the outbreak, over what residents perceive to be a lack of urgency on the part of the government to halt rising infections. There are nearly 300 infected people in the territory and 11 have died. (Caption:SINGAPORE: SCHOOLS SHUT DOWN FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 1940'S AFTER TWO RESIDENTS DIE FROM MYSTERY PNEUMONIA)

日付：2003年3月27日

RM 152944761

Zwei Fälle der B117-Variante außerhalb Berliner Kliniken gefunden

Date:25.01.2021 Nachdem das Humboldt-Klinikum in Berlin wegen mehrerer Fälle der britischen Coronavirus-Variante in Quarantäne gestellt wurde, sind mehrere Fälle außerhalb des Krankenhauses nachgewiesen worden. "Es hat sich erschwerend ergeben in den letzten Minuten, dass bereits zwei Menschen, die keinen direkten Bezug zu den eben angesprochenen Personengruppen haben, auch die B117 Variante aufweisen", sagte der Amtsleiter des Gesundheitsamtes Reinickendorf Patrick Larscheid am Montag. "Das sind in einem Fall Angehörige und in einem anderen Fall eine Nachbarin eines ehemaligen Patienten aus dem HUK, der entlassen wurde." Zwei weitere Fälle gebe es im Spandauer Vivantes-Krankenhaus. Das sagte Vivantes Regionaldirektor Jürgen Kirschbaum. Larscheid betonte aber, es sei bisher ein begrenztes Geschehen. "Und das ist auch der Sinn unseres ganzen Handelns, dass wir versuchen, es auf diesen, wenn auch großen Personenkreis zu beschränken [...] Keinesfalls ist es jetzt angezeigt, fatalistisch zu denken und zu sagen: Na ja, es ist ja eh überall in ganz Berlin. Nein, das können wir nicht bestätigen." Rund 1500 Ärzte, Pflegekräfte, Verwalter und Techniker stehen unter häuslicher Quarantäne. Außerdem werden mindestens 400 Patienten im Humboldt-Klinikum behandelt, die vorerst isoliert bleiben. Es werden keine neuen Patienten mehr aufgenommen. Notfälle sollen in andere Kliniken gefahren werden. Um Masseninfektionen durch die mutierte Corona-Variante zu verhindern, ist für Hunderte Vivantes-Mitarbeiter ein Shuttle-Service eingerichtet worden. Zudem solle umfassend getestet werden. "Ob wir das letztlich schaffen oder ob dann von ganz vielen anderen Seiten dann doch noch diese Variante nach Berlin reingetragen wird, das können wir jetzt natürlich nicht sagen", sagte Christian Brandt, Direkor des Vivantes Institutes für Hygiene. "Aber wir geben das Beste dafür, dass wir diesen Cluster im Humboldt-Klinikum kleinhalten, also das Containment schaffen." Die erstmals in Großbritannien entdeckte Coronavirus-Variante geht nach wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnissen möglicherweise mit einem erhöhten Sterberisiko einher. Darüber sei die Regierung informiert worden, sagte Premierminister Boris Johnson am Freitag. Der wissenschaftliche Berater der Regierung, Patrick Vallance, erklärte, bei Männern im Alter von 60 bis 69 Jahren sei bisher unter 1000 Infizierten mit zehn Todesfällen infolge der Infektion zu rechnen. Bei der mutierten Virus-Form liege diese Zahl hingegen bei rund 13 bis 14 Todesfällen. (Caption:1085GE-DEUTSCHLAND-CORONA_KLINIKUM)

日付：2021年1月25日

RM 143779771

Spezialfolie tötet Viren ab

Date:04.09.2020 Türgriffe, Handläufe, das PIN-Pad an Geldautomaten - dank der Anti-Corona Folie aus dem fränkischen Reichenschwand können all diese Oberflächen nun wieder sorgenfrei berührt werden. "Wir haben den Sars-2-Virus in zehn Minuten um etwas über 90 Prozent reduzieren können", erklärt Chemiker Matthias Leidel. Nach 24 Stunden sind nahezu alle Erreger (99,997 Prozent) verschwunden. Leidel hat die "Prevosan" Keim-Schutz-Folie zusammen mit Jürgen Müller, Geschäftsführer der Firma Jura-Plast, entwickelt. Bei der Herstellung wird ein Mix aus verschiedenen Wirkstoffen dem Kunststoffgranulat beigemischt und in die Folienmatrix eingearbeitet. Bei Kontakt mit Bakterien und Viren greifen die Wirkstoffe deren Membran an und deaktivieren sie dadurch. Neben der Wirksamkeit der Folie wurde außerdem wissenschaftlich bestätigt, dass sie mindestens 30 Tage ab Anbringung wirken soll. Anwendung gefunden hat die Folie beispielsweise schon in einer Bank-Filiale im benachbarten Hersbruck. Hier sind alle Tische, Kugelschreiber und auch die Pin-Pads der Geldautomaten mit der Anti-Corona-Folie beklebt und ersparen den Mitarbeitern so die ständige Reinigung mit Desinfektionsmittel. "Die Anwendungsbereiche sind unendlich", meint Folien-Hersteller Jürgen Müller, "Gedanken von uns sind eben Handläufe, Türgriffe, in Bussen die Haltegriffe bis hin zu Schultischen - alles möglich." Natürlich ist die Spezialfolie allein kein Allheilmittel gegen Corona, gibt Chemiker Leidel zu. Seiner Meinung nach ist sie aber zumindest im Bereich der Schmierinfektionen die beste Lösung, um eine Weiterverbreitung zu verhindern. Jura-Plast-Geschäftsführer Jürgen Müller ergänzt: "Mit unserer Folie haben wir denke ich ein Hilfsmittel gefunden, das leicht von jedermann selbst angewendet werden kann und auch zu einem relativ günstigen Preis erschwinglich ist." Pro Quadratmeter kostet die Anti-Corona-Folie zwischen fünf und zehn Euro. Ein Quadratmeter reicht, um circa 100 bis 150 Türklinken zu bekleben und diese dann - zumindest für die nächsten 30 Tage - wieder sorglos anfassen zu können. (Caption:5066GE-DEUTSCHLAND-CORONA_FOLIE_VIRENSCHUTZ)

日付：2020年9月4日

RM 118358894

【マカオ返還から20年、一国二制度で成功】Macao's court chief hails independent judicial system

President of the Court of Final Appeal Sam Hou Fai hailed the independent judicial system in the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) since its return to China in 1999. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SAM HOU FAI, President, Court of Final Appeal, Macao SAR "I still remember it was in the early morning of December 20 (1999). After taking the oath of office, we ran outside this building and hung our regional emblem and our national flag. From that day on, the Basic Law has ensured that the region enjoys independent judicial power, including the power of final adjudication, through its own courts...In the past 20 years, step by step, we have fully and accurately exercised the independent judicial power and final adjudication power granted by our country to the Macao Special Administrative Region." Prior to the return, Macao's judicial system, a sub-judiciary district of the Portuguese legal system, was affiliated to the Judiciary District of Lisbon, according to the court chief. This year marks the 20th anniversary of Macao's return to China.  Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Macao, China. (XHTV)

日付：2019年12月12日

RM 38195169

PORTUGAL: SOCCER - DUTCH AND PORTUGUESE FANS IN LISBON LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FIRST SEMI-FINAL FOOTBALL MATCH IN THE EURO 2004 CHAMPIONSHIP BETWEEN PORTUGAL AND THE NETHERLANDS.

Date:JUNE 30, 2004 Dutch and Portuguese fans looking forward to first Euro 2004 semi-final. Dutch and Portuguese fans were eagerly anticipating Wednesday's Euro 2004 semi-final in Lisbon on Wednesday (June 30). Thousands of orange-clad Netherlands supporters were drinking and dancing in the centre of the capital during the day. One Portugal fan said the game was too close to call. "I don't know, it's going to be very difficult. I think it's for sure nice if it's 1-1 after 90 minutes and then we will see. I mean Portugal is the favourites, but Holland has a good team too. It could be possible that they are going to win," he said. Portugal and the Netherlands are in danger of being paralysed by the pressure of historical baggage in Wednesday's match and the side who can best concentrate on playing will probably emerge victorious. Portugal, twice losing semi-finalists, have recovered from the shock of defeat in their opening game to surprise package Greece and after morale-boosting victories over Spain and England are riding a wave of national confidence. But with the hosts going out at the semi-final stage in the last four tournaments and Portugal never having reached a major final, the pressure going into the game could be crippling. The Dutch finally broke their hoodoo in penalty shootouts against Sweden on Saturday but are now faced with another -- their poor semi-final record. This is their fifth European Championship semi and they have won only once -- in 1988 when they went on to win the final. Throw in the 1998 World Cup, when they lost the semi-final to Brazil on penalties, and there is a last-four fear to match that of the hosts. The Dutch have beaten Portugal only once in their eight meetings. Probable teams: Portugal (4-3-3): 1-Ricardo; 13-Miguel, 16-Ricardo Carvalho, 4-Jorge Andrade, 14-Nuno Valente; 6-Costinha, 18-Maniche, 20-Deco; 7-Luis Figo, 17-Cristiano Ronaldo, 21-Nuno Gomes. Netherlands (4-3-3): 1-Edwin van der Sar; 2-Michael Reiziger, 18-Johnny Heitinga, 3-Jaap Stam, 5-Giovanni van Bronckhorst; 20-Clarence Seedorf, 8-Edgar Davids, 6-Philip Cocu; 7-Andy van der Meyde (or 12-Roy Makaay), 10-Ruud van Nistelrooy, 19-Arjen Robben Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden) Linesmen: Kenneth Petersson (Sweden), Peter Ekstrom (Sweden) (Caption:PORTUGAL: SOCCER - DUTCH AND PORTUGUESE FANS IN LISBON LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FIRST SEMI-FINAL FOOTBALL MATCH IN THE EURO 2004 CHAMPIONSHIP BETWEEN PORTUGAL AND THE NETHERLANDS.)

日付：2004年6月30日

RM 38325785

PORTUGAL: GERMAN COACH REMAINS SILENT ABOUT SQUAD FOR NETHERLANDS IN OPENING EUR0 2004 MATCH

Date:JUNE 14 ,2004 Germany remain tight-lipped about their team to face the Netherlands in their Euro 2004 group match. Germany's assistant coach Michael Skibbe has still given no indication of Tuesdays (June 15) line-up against the Dutch in their opening Euro 2004 group match. With the main focus on tactical aspects, Skibbe refused to give any details about the formation of the German team in the eagerly awaited match against the Netherlands. "You probably will not be surprised that I wont tell you anything about the formation of the team tomorrow," he told journalists at the press conference in Almancil, Portugal, on Monday (June 14). "During the last two training sessions we have been concentrating solely on the tactical aspect of the match against Holland. "We have been discussing what formation would be best to start with to come out of our defensive position and be able to attack the opponents. We have had two very aggressive training sessions, looking for and finding jousts between players, which we will be looking for in tomorrows match as well." According to Skibbe, not even the team themselves are aware of Tuesdays line-up. "We will inform them during our last team meeting before the match, which will be tomorrow afternoon," Skibbe said. Otherwise, Skibbe said, the German team goes into the match confidently. "We are all aware of one thing: We dont want the Dutch to prove their skills for all of the 90 minutes tomorrow. On the contrary, we will seek to constrain them. We are very well prepared and the team knows just what Rudi (Voeller) and I expect from them." Probable teams: Germany: (4-5-1): 1-Oliver Kahn; 3-Arne Friedrich, 4-Christian Woerns, 5-Jens Nowotny, 21-Philipp Lahm; 19-Bernd Schneider, 6-Frank Baumann, 8-Dietmar Hamann, 13-Michael Ballack, 22-Torsten Frings; 10-Kevin Kuranyi. Netherlands (4-3-3): 1-Edwin van der Sar; 2-Michael Reiziger, 4-Wilfred Bouma, 3-Jaap Stam, 5-Giovanni van Bronckhorst; 8-Edgar Davids, 6-Philip Cocu, 14-Wesley Sneijder; 7-Andy Van der Meyde; 11-Rafael van der Vaart, 10-Ruud van Nistelrooy. Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden) (Caption:PORTUGAL: GERMAN COACH REMAINS SILENT ABOUT SQUAD FOR NETHERLANDS IN OPENING EUR0 2004 MATCH)

日付：2004年6月14日

RM 38197902

CHINA: IT WAS BUSINESS AS USUAL IN BEIJING A DAY AFTER CHINA CONFIRMED ITS NEW SARS CASE

Date:JANUARY 06, 2004 As travel gears up for Chinese New Year, people in Beijing say they are unconcerned about the first confirmed case of SARS this winter in the country. It's was business as usual in Beijing on Tuesday (January 6) -- a day after China confirmed its first new SARS case since a world epidemic was declared over in July. Few people on the streets of Beijing seemed worried about the spectre of a new outbreak. Many people expressed faith in the government, which at first tried to cover up the outbreak early last year. China confirmed on Monday (January 5) that a 32-year-old television producer in southern Guangzhou had Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. "I am just a little bit worried, but not as scared as last year because people pay more attention to SARS now and prevention measures have already been taken," student Huang Jing said. Experts believe the flu-like disease emerged in southern China in late 2002 before spreading to almost 30 countries, infecting about 8,000 people and killing nearly 800, about 300 of them in China. When the disease was at its height, virtually everyone in hard-hit Chinese cities wore surgical masks in public. Experts say the disease is spread by droplets in coughs and sneezes. In Beijing on Tuesday (January 6), there were almost no masks to be seen. "I still have masks and disinfectant left in my home since last year. I am not worried this time. I think as long as you are hygienic, then there is nothing to worry about," driver Gao Zhan said. Travellers at Beijing International Airport were unfazed by the recent confirmation of the first SARS case since last summer. Health workers continued to monitor the temperatures of travellers but the atmosphere was relaxed at one of Beijing's busiest travel hubs. Many people like Mr Chai were unworried about the latest SARS case. "There's only been one case so far, and the people in contact with him are fine, so it's under control and there is nothing to be worried about. We can see people are carrying on with their normal life so there is nothing to worry about SARS," Mr Chai said. "We need to pay attention to our hygiene habits, such as washing hands before and after meals. In my family we disinfect our home and we have kept the same habits that we formed during the last SARS outbreak," Mr Jin said. Health officials in the southern province of Guangdong said a virus gene sample from the SARS patient -- a 32-year-old television producer -- resembled that of a coronavirus found in civet cats, a Chinese culinary delicacy. To eliminate a possible fresh source of the disease, the province where Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome originated in November 2002 ordered the immediate closure of wild animal markets. (Caption:CHINA: IT WAS BUSINESS AS USUAL IN BEIJING A DAY AFTER CHINA CONFIRMED ITS NEW SARS CASE)

日付：2004年1月6日

RM 38416070

SINGAPORE/PHILIPPINES: SINGAPORE TIGHTENS AIRPORT HEALTH CHECKS AFTER A TAIWANESE RESEARCHER WHO CONTRACTED THE VIRUS VISITED THE COUNTRY

Date:DECEMBER 18, 2003 Singapore tightens airport health checks after a Taiwanese reseacher who contracted the virus visited the country. Authorities in Singapore tightened health checks at its international airport, screening all passengers from Taiwan after a research scientist from the island tested positive for the virus. The man probably contracted Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome about two weeks ago in a laboratory in the Taipei military hospital where he worked, before flying to Singapore for a three-day visit last week. Seventy people believed to have come into contact with the Taiwanese researcher in Singapore were confined to their homes on Wednesday (December 17). No flights into or out of Singapore were cancelled as a result and all holiday season travel continued as usual. "No, no, there will not be a big outbreak. We have done well on controlling it. People in flights were staying calm. There was not any panic. There were lots of people, and the whole plane was full," said Gao Qi, a passenger travelling from Taiwan. Health officials in Singapore said on Thursday (December 18) that none of the people confined to their homes had shown symptoms of the virus. The quarantine orders continue until December 19, when a 10-day incubation period for the virus ends. The checks on arriving air passengers underscore Singapore's deep fear of a winter resurgence of the flu-like illness, which killed 33 people in a three-month outbreak last spring. The World Health Organisation said the SARS case in Taiwan appeared to be isolated, but warned that laboratories must be careful to avoid a resurgence. "We don't know much about this virus. We are still learning all the time, but one of the things we do know is that there are labs around the world cultivating this virus and working on it. We haven't established if SARS will come back this winter, or whether it will come back in a big way like it did earlier this year. But it will really be foolish if it came back because somebody in a lab did not follow procedure, and the community became infected. And that is something we take very seriously, and we make this clear to all the countries that we know are working on SARS," said Peter Cordingley WHO representative in the Philippines. SARs killed more than 800 people worldwide, mostly in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and Canada. The 44-year-old Taiwanese man showed no sighs of fever while in Singapore for a seminar and the World Health Organisation said the case appeared isolated. But Singapore authorities were taking no chances, fearing a resurgence of the virus that emerged in November last year in southern China. It infected 8,000 people in nearly 30 countries before it was declared over in July. Singapore was the first city to begin mass quarantines in its last SARS outbreak, isolating 8,000 people and threatening them with jail and fines if they left home. Authorities even used digital cameras in some homes to ensure people stayed indoors. (Caption:SINGAPORE/PHILIPPINES: SINGAPORE TIGHTENS AIRPORT HEALTH CHECKS AFTER A TAIWANESE RESEARCHER WHO CONTRACTED THE VIRUS VISITED THE COUNTRY)

日付：2003年12月18日

RM 38379713

CHINA: A RECURRENCE OF SARS IN SINGAPORE HAS CHINA RUSHING TO PREVENT ANOTHER OUTBREAK

Date:SEPTEMBER 11, 2003 AND FILE A recurrence of SARS in Singapore has China rushing to prevent another outbreak China is pulling out the stops to stem a possible resurgence of SARS after reports this week of a new case of the illness earlier this week in Singapore. At hospitals, surveillance was being stepped up as a precaution, although China has said it has been preparing for the disease to resurface. Since the first outbreak earlier in the year, masked hospital staff with temperature guns have been on guard in front of hospital doors to screen patients with high temperatures, one of the symptoms of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. Beijing's Chaoyang (TCHAO-YOUNG) hospital which was accused by the World Health Organisation (WHO) of failing to report some milder cases as the epidemic tailed off in late May, was no exception. Those with fevers are being examined in a special ward, in case they are infected. Since the last two SARS cases in China left hospital on August 16, the Health Ministry has continued to demand hospitals report daily even if there are no cases. "The work we're doing right now is surveillance and testing of respiratory illnesses. We are doing it pro-actively. We have moved the work up from October as in previous years to mid September this year. The goal is to screen fever patients for suspected cases of SARS in order to prevent a large scale of infections if SARS recurs," said Wu Jiang (OO DJIANG), chief doctor of infectious diseases at the Beijing Centre for Disease Control. After an initial cover-up of the SARS outbreak that critics blamed for the worldwide spread of the virus to 30 countries, China tallied about 5,300 cases and more than 340 deaths from the flu-like disease. Nearly 8,500 people were infected globally and more than 800 died. The outbreak ravaged sectors of the Chinese economy, like travel and tourism, and Beijing was forced to sack the health minister and capital's mayor for mishandling the outbreak. As Singapore conducts investigations into its new single SARS case, the WHO has said the case did not fit its profile of SARS and was "not an international public health concern". But should another wave of SARS hit China, the country was likely to be more prepared than before, said Dr. Henk Bekedam, the World Health Organization's representative in China. "I think China is a lot better prepared, I think the government has learnt its lesson from SARS, and we all know starting from mid-April until we went for the final thing, we did really well, but they (the Chinese government) still acknowledge that a few things need to be done better. First of all, the health system for a long time has been underinvested, and they need to have quite a few inputs to insure it is working better, especially for SARS we are working now and supporting the government in its surveillance system. We need to have surveillance system which will be able to detect, at an early stage, when we have just one or two cases to ten cases, a surveillance system sensitive enough to pick it up," said Bekedem. "I'm a bit scared. But I think the government's system seems to be... When there was the last SARS outbreak in the country, China did not have any comprehensive measures to deal with it. But now, after having gone through SARS, there is a full set of measures in place," said Ding Yuhong, a 32-year-old accountant. The outbreak ravaged sectors of the Chinese economy, like travel and tourism, and Beijing was forced to sack the health minister and capital's mayor for mishandling the outbreak. (Caption:CHINA: A RECURRENCE OF SARS IN SINGAPORE HAS CHINA RUSHING TO PREVENT ANOTHER OUTBREAK)

日付：2003年9月11日

RM 38418795

CHINA: AUTHORITIES ANNOUNCE THEY ARE CLOSING MOST SCHOOLS IN BID TO PREVENT SPREAD OF SARS VIRUS

Date:APRIL 23, 2003 Authorities in Beijing have announced they are closing most schools to prevent the spread of SARS, while growing numbers of residents are fleeing the capital to escape the virus. In Hong Kong, authorities unveiled relief measures to help the crippled economy pull through the outbreak. In Beijing's Haidian (pronounced harye dyen) district, schools were deserted on Wednesday (April 23, 2003) as education officials ordered the closure of most schools across the city for two weeks. The move was designed to "safeguard the health of students". More than one million primary and secondary students will now be forced to stay at home with mid-term examinations and excursions being cancelled. According to the latest official figures, SARS has killed 28 people and infected 588 in Beijing. Another 666 suspected cases have been recorded. Fifteen-year-old school student Luo Wen will now stay at home for the next two weeks - and possibly longer if authorities fail to halt the spread of SARS. "My classes were suspended from today. The school won't reopen until May 6. I think its because the current SARS situation is getting very serious," said Luo. On Wednesday, queues formed throughout the city at outdoor medicine shops selling traditional medicine and various herbal medicines said to prevent SARS. And there was no shortage of worried customers. "I feel this time the disease is too close to home. I never had the feeling that a disease could strike my life just like that. Never. I feel very nervous," said Miss Jiang. Beijing is now a sea of white masks with many public places largely deserted, as people flee the city in the hope of escaping the virus. Transport hubs, however, seem to be the exception. At railway stations and airports, locals and foreigners alike are leaving the capital in search of a SARS-free refuge amid grim warnings from the WHO that SARS could explode across China if strong measures were not taken to curb it. Australian Will Barrett and his family are returning to their homeland - their departure brought forward because of fears about SARS. They said they had initially intended to stay in China for another month, but decided it was better to leave as soon as possible. "Our main concern is SARS, in particular we're concerned that our children, if they happen to get sick, they might have to go into a hospital in Beijing and as far as we know, many of the hospitals here are dangerous places to be because of the possibility of getting SARS," said Barrett. While there was initial relief at government efforts to come clean about the scale of the virus, the sudden leap in the number of SARS patients is creating a wave of panic in the capital. SMS text messages on SARS are being traded throughout Beijing - with rumours fuelling the sense of public unease. On Wednesday, one message warned people not to go out because a number of SARS patients were to be moved to designated hospitals in other parts of the city and their passage might contaminate the air. "Don't go out on the streets under any circumstances today, hospitals in the city will transfer SARS patients today! " In Hong Kong, the SARS outbreak is having a serious impact on the economy. Authorities unveiled on Wednesday (April 23) an economic relief package, which amounts to 11.8 billion Hong Kong Dollars (1.5 billion U.S. Dollars). Authorities will cut rents on government owned properties by 50 per cent and guarantee short term loans to SARS-affected businesses. The new measures aim to revive the territory's already ailing economy from the impact of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. Hong Kong's leader Tung Chee-hwa hopes the measures will provided much needed for ailing businesses. "In order to lower the operating costs for the various affected sectors, we'll waive the rates, water charges and sewage charges and effluent surcharges for one quarter, or four months. Rent concessions for one quarter will be made to most commercial tenancies in public housing estates and certain tenancies managed by government departments. This rent reduction will be from 30 to 50 per cent," Tung announced. The total package of 11.8 billion Hong Kong Dollars represents about one per cent of Hong Kong's gross domestic product. The government has pledged to help the worst-hit sectors including tourism, the restaurant and entertainment businesses. Nowhere is the impact of SARS more strongly felt than at Amoy Gardens, the housing complex that accounted for around a quarter of the city's infection. Nervous residents wonder if life will ever be the same at this once-buzzing estate. School has just resumed for teenager Kiki so Amoy, after a three-week suspension of classes, but the effects of the outbreak have taken a psychological toll on her. Kiki must now measure her body temperature before going to school every day and wear a mask. This is part of a new government measure to try and curb the spread of SARS. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome has killed about 250 people worldwide and infected more than 4,200 more since it appeared in China late last year. China has more than half of the world's known cases. (Caption:CHINA: AUTHORITIES ANNOUNCE THEY ARE CLOSING MOST SCHOOLS IN BID TO PREVENT SPREAD OF SARS VIRUS)

日付：2003年4月23日

RM 37903649

PORTUGAL: SOCCER/FOOTBALL: Benfica and Manchester United train for crucial Champions League match.

Benfica and Manchester United have been training on Tuesday (December 6) for their Champions League decisive Group D match in Lisbon. Manchester United face Benfica in Group D knowing that nine years of Champions League achievement could end if they fail to win in the Stadium of Light on Wednesday. United's failure to beat Villarreal at Old Trafford two weeks ago left Alex Fergusons men third in their group and trailing Lille, who also have six points, and the Spaniards on 7 points. Benfica are bottom on five points. Victory in Lisbon would ensure United a place in the knockout phase for the 10th year a row, while a draw would also be enough if Villarreal were to beat Lille in their final match. Manchester United cannot rely on Wayne Rooney alone against Benfica in their Champions League Group D match, United coach Alex Ferguson said on Tuesday. United are third in their group, trailing Lille, who also have six points, and Spain's Villarreal with seven. Benfica are at the bottom with four points ahead of Wednesday's game. Benfica coach Ronald Koeman, whose attacking options are limited because of injuries, admitted there was pressure but said it was the same for both teams: "If you are playing a team like Manchester you always have pressure behind you. Like them playing Benfica the same way maybe. The pressure is for the team and for the club, to pass this qualification for the Champions League". At his news conference Ferguson said: "I may have one or two more experienced players back. I have some doubts with (defender Gary) Neville and (John) O'Shea. I have to decide whether it's a risk to put Ryan Giggs in from the start. So we have decisions to make." Former Real Madrid coach Carlos Queiroz, now Ferguson's assistant, made a brief assessment of the dismissal of Vanderlei Luxemburgo, the Brazilian coach of Real Madrid. "You can understand if you know the reality of the club, the reality of the team, the environment, the pressure, any time you don't have the right results. It it obvious there is only one person who can pay the responsibility of that situation which is the coach," he said. Probable teams: Benfica: 12-Quim; 13-Alcides, 4-Luisao, 33-Ricardo Rocha, 5-Leo; 22-Nelson, 16-Beto, 6-Armando Petit, 15-Nuno Assis; 9-Pedro Mantorras, 21-Nuno Gomes Manchester United: 19-Edwin van der Sar; 2-Gary Neville, 5-Rio Ferdinand, 27-Mikael Silvestre, 22-John OShea; 24-Darren Fletcher, 14-Alan Smith, 18-Paul Scholes, 7-Cristiano Ronaldo; 8-Wayne Rooney, 10-Ruud van Nistelrooy Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece). (Caption:PORTUGAL: SOCCER/FOOTBALL: Benfica and Manchester United train for crucial Champions League match.)

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RM 37778420

JAPAN / THAILAND: Japan puts up defences at airport as World Health Organisation (WHO) warns southeast Asia is under resourced to fight bird flu

Japanese authorities in four airports throughout the nation have begun placing disinfectant mats in immigration customs this week in a bid to prevent the possible spread of bird flu in Japan. The mat is set up mostly for passengers arriving from destinations affected by bird flu such as China, Vietnam and Russia. Passenger can also choose to voluntarily disinfect their shoes before passing through, but few people chose to do so when Reuters visited the airport on Thursday (November 24). Since these mats were put in place on Tuesday (November 22) only one Japanese farmer arriving from China volunteered to do so, according to airport officials. Arriving passengers at Narita airport, near Tokyo had mixed opinions about the efficacy of this measure. "We come from Switzerland and we have also lots of control but not like this mat. I think it's good, Because there are a lot of people (that) come to Japan. So it's a really good idea," said Swiss tourist Marianne Moesl. "I am concerned about the bird flu epidemic. But I wonder whether it is really possible to get rid of virus by just passing through these mat, " added Saori Oguchi, company employee who just arrived from holiday in Taiwan. The proposals come amid growing concern around the world over the spread of bird flu from Asia. The virus cannnot yet easily infect people, but it has killed at least 67 people in five Asian nations since late 2003. In Thailand, the World Health Organisation (WHO) called on southeast Asian nations to prepare a comprehensive bird flu strategy, warning that every fresh outbreak of the virus is bringing the world closer to a deadly global pandemic that could kill millions of people. Epidemiologists and laboratory experts from 11 Asian countries wrapped up a four-day meeting in Bangkok on Thursday aimed at fine-tuning their national preparedness plans. The lethal H5N1 strain of avian influenza has killed 67 deaths in the region. Jay Narain, the southeast Asia director of the WHO's Communicable Diseases Department, says regional countries cannot be complacent in their frontline struggle against a pandemic. "I think nobody can predict as to when the pandemic is going to occur, but obviously it is clear that as the epidemiological situation is evolving, not only within the region but globally, we see that we are getting closer and closer to the eventual occurrence of the pandemic and that is why there is no time to loose," he said. Health representatives from Bangladesh, Bhutan, East Timor, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, South Korea, Sri Lanka and Thailand attended the meeting. While praising the efforts of countries like Thailand and Indonesia in implementing thorough surveillance of their poultry, Narain warned that most governments simply did not have the resources to fully prevent or prepare for a major bird flu outbreak. He said the WHO would be asking donors like the World Bank and USAID to give at least $31 million during a January 2006 meeting in Beijing to kick-start regional anti-bird flu plans. Indonesia admits that while it has the resources to deal with the current sporadic outbreaks of bird flu, the country's health system could collapse in the face of a major pandemic. "The question now (is) if the number of cases increase significantly and rapidly, the question now is the capacity of our health structure," said Dr Hariadi Wibisono, the director general of Indonesia's Communicable Diseases Control and Environmental Health Department. Wibisono said training of health officials was crucial, as is developing state-of-the-art bio-safety level 3 labs that can accurate diagnose cases of avian influenza. With the emphasis now on preparedness rather than prevention, some countries are becoming increasingly uneasy about the severe lack of bird flu vaccines and anti-viral drugs like Tamiflu, the only known medication to reduce the symptoms of the virus. So far, Thailand is the only country in the region to stockpile the Swiss-made drug. While Myanmar has not recorded any cases of bird flu, Dr Ye Myint, from the Disease Control Department, says the government is exploring the effectiveness of alternative medicines in treating the virus. "We are very much worried about the anti-viral and some vaccines also, we don't have," said Myint, the deputy director general of Myanmar's Disease Control Department. He said the Myanmar government has placed an order for 10,000 doses of Tamiflu with drug-maker Roche, but was ong list of other governments desperate to stockpile the medication. (Caption:JAPAN / THAILAND: Japan puts up defences at airport as World Health Organisation (WHO) warns southeast Asia is under resourced to fight bird flu)

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RM 37569269

GERMANY: SOCCER - Bayern Munich prepare for the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Manchester United

Bayern Munich could not have picked a worse time this season to face mighty Manchester United in the Champions League quarter-final first leg on Tuesday (March 30). The Bavarians, who had enjoyed a successful run in three competitions following the winter break, are stuck in a rut after their second successive Bundesliga loss, 2-1 to VfB Stuttgart on Saturday (March 27). They could also take on United, 11 years after losing the 1999 Champions League final 2-1 when the English team scored two goals in the dying minutes, without their best player this season. Dutch winger Arjen Robben pulled a calf muscle against Stuttgart and is doubtful for the match while midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger is suspended. Robben was also outstanding in midweek, scoring the extra-time winner against Schalke 04 which sent Bayern into the German Cup final. Van Gaal, however, does have playmaker Franck Ribery fit as well as central defender Martin Demichelis, who injured his face in Argentina's friendly against Germany this month. Striker Mario Gomez also looks to have recovered from a muscle injury, though he lacks match practice. United have no new injury concerns with top scorer Wayne Rooney and defender Rio Ferdinand likely to be fit after being rested from Saturday's 4-0 victory over Bolton Wanderers, their seventh straight win in all competitions. With a huge Premier League game against Chelsea next Saturday (April 3), it was no surprise that Alex Ferguson opted to rest to duo. He said Rooney, who has scored 33 goals this season, was left out because of a bruised foot while Ferdinand has struggled with a back problem and picked up a groin strain in training. Ferguson, seeking to lead United to their third Champions League final in a row, will also be delighted with Dimitar Berbatov's form. The Bulgarian striker, yet to convince many United fans of his worth, scored twice against Bolton and seemed to revel in the responsibility of leading the line on his own. Portuguese winger Nani, enjoying his best season, was another on top form and Bayern will have to work hard to prevent him and Antonio Valencia from delivering the crosses that Rooney, in particular, has been thriving on. Probable teams: Bayern Munich: 22-Hans-Joerg Butt, 5-Daniel van Buyten, 6-Martin Demichelis, 21-Philipp Lahm, 28-Holger Badstuber; 7-Franck Ribery, 17-Mark van Bommel, 25-Thomas Mueller, 23-Danijel Pranjic; 18-Miroslav Klose, 11-Ivica Olic. Manchester United: 1-Edwin van der Sar; 2-Gary Neville, 5-Rio Ferdinand, 15-Nemanja Vidic, 3-Patrice Evra; 17-Nani, 24-Darren Fletcher, 18-Paul Scholes, 13-Park Ji-Sung; 10-Wayne Rooney, 25-Antonio Valencia (Caption:GERMANY: SOCCER - Bayern Munich prepare for the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Manchester United)

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RM 37313594

UNITED KINGDOM: FOOTBALL / SOCCER - Chelsea ready for revenge or bust against Manchester United

All eyes were on Fernando Torres on Tuesday (April 5) when Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti held the last training season before the Champions League quarter-final against Manchester United. The London club must avenge their 2008 Champions League final defeat by United or face a trophy-free season if they lose the all-English Champions League quarter-final, with the first leg tie on Wednesday (April 6) at Stamford Bridge. Defeat for Chelsea, 11 points behind United in the Premier League title race with eight games to play, would put manager Carlo Ancelotti under huge pressure less than a year after he led the team to a league and FA Cup double. The Italian knows his future is on a knife-edge after an uneven season and recent history between the two clubs suggests that the Champions League tie, which concludes at Old Trafford next Tuesday, will be decided by the slimmest of margins. Ancelotti will miss David Luiz, the Brazilian defender who has scored two goals since moving from Benfica who is ineligible after playing for the Portuguese club in the group stages of the Champions League. Luiz's replacement is likely to be Serbian Branislav Ivanovic as the other Brazilian Alex is not yet full fit. Only two of the last 11 competitive matches between the clubs have been settled by more than one goal, while their most famous meeting, the Champions League final in Moscow, went to penalties. Chelsea go into the match with a good record at home against United. They are unbeaten in their last 10 matches against Alex Ferguson's men, including last month's Premier League game when they came from behind to win 2-1 with a goal from David Luiz and a Frank Lampard penalty. Chelsea's front men, however, have been lacklustre with Didier Drogba, Nicolas Anelka, Salomon Kalou and Fernando Torres scoring just three goals in their last nine matches. Torres, two months after his 50 million-pound ($80.81-million) move from Liverpool, is still looking for his first goal for Chelsea after eight appearances, and might start on the bench. Chelsea drew 1-1 at Stoke City on Saturday, though they played better than the result suggested, and Ancelotti is looking forward to Wednesday's game. United recovered from trailing 2-0 to win 4-2 at West Ham United where Wayne Rooney scored a hat-trick and Javier Hernandez the other goal. Rooney blotted his performance by a foul-mouthed rant live on television, for which he has been charged by the FA, but he will play on Wednesday and will be looking to repeat the goal he scored in the league match at Chelsea last month. Saturday's victory at West Ham left United seven points clear of Arsenal at the top of the table. Teams (possible): Chelsea: 1-Petr Cech; 3-Ashley Cole, 26-John Terry, 33-Alex, 17-Jose Bosingwa; 7-Ramires, 8-Frank Lampard, 5-Michael Essien, 15-Florent Malouda; 11-Didier Drogba, 39-Nicolas Anelka Manchester United: 1-Edwin Van der Sar; 2-Fabio da Silva, 15-Nemanja Vidic, 12-Chris Smalling, 3-Patrice Evra, 25-Antonio Valencia, 16-Michael Carrick, 18-Paul Scholes, 11-Ryan Giggs, 17-Nani 10-Wayne Rooney Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) (Caption:UNITED KINGDOM: FOOTBALL / SOCCER - Chelsea ready for revenge or bust against Manchester United)

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RM 74673944

UNITED KINGDOM: Football is always passion and pleasure says Mourinho ahead of United clash

Inter Milan manager Jose Mourinho blasted into English soccer's consciousness with his jig of delight after his then Porto team knocked Manchester United out of the Champions League at Old Trafford in 2004. On Tuesday (March 10) evening ahead of Inter's game against Manchester at Old Trafford, Mourinho told reporters that football is all about passion and pleasure. "Football is never a drama, football is always passion and pleasure so why problems when we play tomorrow? I think just pleasure to play tomorrow and that's the feeling that I want to give to my players," he said. The teams drew 0-0 in the first leg, United dominating the match but missing a few tempting chances and the Champions League last-16 tie is finely balanced heading to Old Trafford. "If they win they go through. If we win we go through, if we draw with goals we go through. The distance between all these three situations is a very, very narrow distance," Mourinho told reporters. Mourinho's planning was upset when central defenders Marco Materazzi and Nicolas Burdisso suffered leg injuries in the 2-0 domestic league win at Genoa and were ruled out. Defender Cristian Chivu has failed to recover from a thigh injury. The Portuguese coach, however, will not allow such problems to distract him from his latest showdown with United manager Sir Alex Ferguson. From Porto to Chelsea and now Inter, Mourinho has lost only one of 13 matches against the Scot and will not be remotely fazed by United's record run of 20 unbeaten Champions League matches. United, also unbeaten at home in 18 Champions League games, are still in the hunt to collect five trophies this season, but it could all fall apart with a single goal for the visitors. When asked if he was the man eventually to succeed Ferguson at United, Mourinho paid tribute to his counterpart. "He is a top, he is strong, he is happy, he loves it and he wins. So let him be for twenty more years I hope." Inter defender Walter Samuel is fit to return and striker Adriano, on the bench against Genoa, should partner Ibrahimovic. Possible teams: Manchester United: 1-Edwin van der Sar; 2-Gary Neville, 15-Nemnanja Vidic, 5-Rio Ferdinand or 23-Jonny Evans, 3-Patrice Evra; 16-Michael Carrick, 18-Paul Scholes, 10-Wayne Rooney, 13-Park Ji-sung, 7-Cristiano Ronaldo, 9-Dimitar Berbatov Inter: 12-Julio Cesar; 13-Maicon, 25-Walter Samuel, 2-Ivan Cordoba, 39-Davide Santon; 4-Javier Zanetti, 19-Esteban Cambiasso, 20-Sulley Muntari; 5-Dejan Stankovic; 8-Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 10-Adriano Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany) (Caption:UNITED KINGDOM: Football is always passion and pleasure says Mourinho ahead of United clash)

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UNITED KINGDOM: SOCCER / FOOTBALL - Manchester United train ahead of their second leg Champions League match against Lille

Rooney was substituted during United's Premier League win over Liverpool last Saturday with a knee injury which required stitches. However, scans showed no serious damage and United manager Alex Ferguson confirmed the England international would be available for the second leg of the last-16 tie at Old Trafford. United won the first match 1-0. "Wayne is fine. We have a couple of doubts, but Wayne is not one of them," Ferguson told reporters. After two weeks of protests, appeals and insults, United and Lille conclude their first knockout round tie with United firm favourites to advance to the last eight. Both teams warmed up for the match with weekend wins, United staying nine points clear at the top of the Premier League with a late goal securing a 1-0 win at Liverpool, while Lille ended a three-game losing streak with a 4-0 win over Troyes. United also have a one-goal advantage over Lille after winning the first leg 1-0 thanks to a quickly-taken free-kick by Ryan Giggs which incensed the Lille players to protest about the goal so vehemently the club have been charged by UEFA with improper conduct. Crowd trouble earlier at Lens' Felix-Bollaert Stadium landed Lille in trouble with UEFA with a hearing set for March 22, while their appeal against the validity of the goal has already been rejected by UEFA. Lille are still seething over what they claim was an illegal goal by Giggs with Nigerian striker Peter Odemwingie saying the referee made a mistake. "In France we always wait for the whistle, but even considering the rule about quick free-kicks, this goal was not valid. We had already been organising ourselves for several seconds," he said. United manager Alex Ferguson fuelled matters on Friday when he said Lille should have had players sent off for leaving the field in protest at the goal and said he thought it would be a major upset if Lille were to win the tie now. "Of course it will be a tough match and you treat every opponent with respect, but I think we can build on what we did in France and go through." Although they did not play all that well, Saturday's win at Liverpool was their ninth in their last 10 matches -- and they have also lost only one of their last 27 home Champions League games. Lille held them to a 0-0 draw at Old Trafford last season before beating them 1-0 in France in the group stage. But United though have never lost at home to a French club in 10 previous European matches. Ferguson only has minor injury worries to concern him and is likely to stick largely with the team that played on Saturday which should mean a last competitive home appearance for Henrik Larsson before he returns to Helsingborg at the end of his loan spell. Lille will welcome back winger Kader Keita who was suspended for the first leg in Lens. Manager Claude Puel decided to rest influential midfielder Mathieu Bodmer against Troyes with Keita and Ludovic Obraniak playing only one hour each. "We will try to remember what happened in the first leg and what we did against Troyes for this match," said Lille defender Mathieu Chalme. "We do not want to leave Manchester with regrets. We travel there with condidence." Probable teams: Manchester United: 1-Edwin Van der Sar; 2-Gary Neville, 5-Rio Ferdinand, 15-Nemanja Vidic 3-Patrice Evra; 7-Cristiano Ronaldo, 16-Michael Carrick, 18-Paul Scholes, 11-Ryan Giggs; 8-Wayne Rooney, 17-Henrik Larsson Lille: 1-Tony Sylva; 21-Mathieu Chalme, 4-Efstathios Tavlaridis, 25-Nicolas Plestan, 20-Gregory Tafforeau; 17-Jean II Makoun, 12-Mathieu Bodmer, 23-Kader Keita; 13-Nicolas Fauvergue, 35-Ludovic Obraniak, 14-Peter Odemwingie Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain) Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been passed fit to face Lille in the Champions League on Wednesday following an injury scare. (Caption:UNITED KINGDOM: SOCCER / FOOTBALL - Manchester United train ahead of their second leg Champions League match against Lille)

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RM 72628557

UNITED KINGDOM: SOCCER / FOOTBALL - Manchester United train ahead of their second leg Champions League match against Lille

Rooney was substituted during United's Premier League win over Liverpool last Saturday with a knee injury which required stitches. However, scans showed no serious damage and United manager Alex Ferguson confirmed the England international would be available for the second leg of the last-16 tie at Old Trafford. United won the first match 1-0. "Wayne is fine. We have a couple of doubts, but Wayne is not one of them," Ferguson told reporters. After two weeks of protests, appeals and insults, United and Lille conclude their first knockout round tie with United firm favourites to advance to the last eight. Both teams warmed up for the match with weekend wins, United staying nine points clear at the top of the Premier League with a late goal securing a 1-0 win at Liverpool, while Lille ended a three-game losing streak with a 4-0 win over Troyes. United also have a one-goal advantage over Lille after winning the first leg 1-0 thanks to a quickly-taken free-kick by Ryan Giggs which incensed the Lille players to protest about the goal so vehemently the club have been charged by UEFA with improper conduct. Crowd trouble earlier at Lens' Felix-Bollaert Stadium landed Lille in trouble with UEFA with a hearing set for March 22, while their appeal against the validity of the goal has already been rejected by UEFA. Lille are still seething over what they claim was an illegal goal by Giggs with Nigerian striker Peter Odemwingie saying the referee made a mistake. "In France we always wait for the whistle, but even considering the rule about quick free-kicks, this goal was not valid. We had already been organising ourselves for several seconds," he said. United manager Alex Ferguson fuelled matters on Friday when he said Lille should have had players sent off for leaving the field in protest at the goal and said he thought it would be a major upset if Lille were to win the tie now. "Of course it will be a tough match and you treat every opponent with respect, but I think we can build on what we did in France and go through." Although they did not play all that well, Saturday's win at Liverpool was their ninth in their last 10 matches -- and they have also lost only one of their last 27 home Champions League games. Lille held them to a 0-0 draw at Old Trafford last season before beating them 1-0 in France in the group stage. But United though have never lost at home to a French club in 10 previous European matches. Ferguson only has minor injury worries to concern him and is likely to stick largely with the team that played on Saturday which should mean a last competitive home appearance for Henrik Larsson before he returns to Helsingborg at the end of his loan spell. Lille will welcome back winger Kader Keita who was suspended for the first leg in Lens. Manager Claude Puel decided to rest influential midfielder Mathieu Bodmer against Troyes with Keita and Ludovic Obraniak playing only one hour each. "We will try to remember what happened in the first leg and what we did against Troyes for this match," said Lille defender Mathieu Chalme. "We do not want to leave Manchester with regrets. We travel there with condidence." Probable teams: Manchester United: 1-Edwin Van der Sar; 2-Gary Neville, 5-Rio Ferdinand, 15-Nemanja Vidic 3-Patrice Evra; 7-Cristiano Ronaldo, 16-Michael Carrick, 18-Paul Scholes, 11-Ryan Giggs; 8-Wayne Rooney, 17-Henrik Larsson Lille: 1-Tony Sylva; 21-Mathieu Chalme, 4-Efstathios Tavlaridis, 25-Nicolas Plestan, 20-Gregory Tafforeau; 17-Jean II Makoun, 12-Mathieu Bodmer, 23-Kader Keita; 13-Nicolas Fauvergue, 35-Ludovic Obraniak, 14-Peter Odemwingie Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain) Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been passed fit to face Lille in the Champions League on Wednesday following an injury scare. (Caption:UNITED KINGDOM: SOCCER / FOOTBALL - Manchester United train ahead of their second leg Champions League match against Lille)

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RM 72628556

UNITED KINGDOM: SOCCER / FOOTBALL - Manchester United train ahead of their second leg Champions League match against Lille

Rooney was substituted during United's Premier League win over Liverpool last Saturday with a knee injury which required stitches. However, scans showed no serious damage and United manager Alex Ferguson confirmed the England international would be available for the second leg of the last-16 tie at Old Trafford. United won the first match 1-0. "Wayne is fine. We have a couple of doubts, but Wayne is not one of them," Ferguson told reporters. After two weeks of protests, appeals and insults, United and Lille conclude their first knockout round tie with United firm favourites to advance to the last eight. Both teams warmed up for the match with weekend wins, United staying nine points clear at the top of the Premier League with a late goal securing a 1-0 win at Liverpool, while Lille ended a three-game losing streak with a 4-0 win over Troyes. United also have a one-goal advantage over Lille after winning the first leg 1-0 thanks to a quickly-taken free-kick by Ryan Giggs which incensed the Lille players to protest about the goal so vehemently the club have been charged by UEFA with improper conduct. Crowd trouble earlier at Lens' Felix-Bollaert Stadium landed Lille in trouble with UEFA with a hearing set for March 22, while their appeal against the validity of the goal has already been rejected by UEFA. Lille are still seething over what they claim was an illegal goal by Giggs with Nigerian striker Peter Odemwingie saying the referee made a mistake. "In France we always wait for the whistle, but even considering the rule about quick free-kicks, this goal was not valid. We had already been organising ourselves for several seconds," he said. United manager Alex Ferguson fuelled matters on Friday when he said Lille should have had players sent off for leaving the field in protest at the goal and said he thought it would be a major upset if Lille were to win the tie now. "Of course it will be a tough match and you treat every opponent with respect, but I think we can build on what we did in France and go through." Although they did not play all that well, Saturday's win at Liverpool was their ninth in their last 10 matches -- and they have also lost only one of their last 27 home Champions League games. Lille held them to a 0-0 draw at Old Trafford last season before beating them 1-0 in France in the group stage. But United though have never lost at home to a French club in 10 previous European matches. Ferguson only has minor injury worries to concern him and is likely to stick largely with the team that played on Saturday which should mean a last competitive home appearance for Henrik Larsson before he returns to Helsingborg at the end of his loan spell. Lille will welcome back winger Kader Keita who was suspended for the first leg in Lens. Manager Claude Puel decided to rest influential midfielder Mathieu Bodmer against Troyes with Keita and Ludovic Obraniak playing only one hour each. "We will try to remember what happened in the first leg and what we did against Troyes for this match," said Lille defender Mathieu Chalme. "We do not want to leave Manchester with regrets. We travel there with condidence." Probable teams: Manchester United: 1-Edwin Van der Sar; 2-Gary Neville, 5-Rio Ferdinand, 15-Nemanja Vidic 3-Patrice Evra; 7-Cristiano Ronaldo, 16-Michael Carrick, 18-Paul Scholes, 11-Ryan Giggs; 8-Wayne Rooney, 17-Henrik Larsson Lille: 1-Tony Sylva; 21-Mathieu Chalme, 4-Efstathios Tavlaridis, 25-Nicolas Plestan, 20-Gregory Tafforeau; 17-Jean II Makoun, 12-Mathieu Bodmer, 23-Kader Keita; 13-Nicolas Fauvergue, 35-Ludovic Obraniak, 14-Peter Odemwingie Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain) Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been passed fit to face Lille in the Champions League on Wednesday following an injury scare. (Caption:UNITED KINGDOM: SOCCER / FOOTBALL - Manchester United train ahead of their second leg Champions League match against Lille)

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UNITED KINGDOM: SOCCER / FOOTBALL - Manchester United train ahead of their second leg Champions League match against Lille

Rooney was substituted during United's Premier League win over Liverpool last Saturday with a knee injury which required stitches. However, scans showed no serious damage and United manager Alex Ferguson confirmed the England international would be available for the second leg of the last-16 tie at Old Trafford. United won the first match 1-0. "Wayne is fine. We have a couple of doubts, but Wayne is not one of them," Ferguson told reporters. After two weeks of protests, appeals and insults, United and Lille conclude their first knockout round tie with United firm favourites to advance to the last eight. Both teams warmed up for the match with weekend wins, United staying nine points clear at the top of the Premier League with a late goal securing a 1-0 win at Liverpool, while Lille ended a three-game losing streak with a 4-0 win over Troyes. United also have a one-goal advantage over Lille after winning the first leg 1-0 thanks to a quickly-taken free-kick by Ryan Giggs which incensed the Lille players to protest about the goal so vehemently the club have been charged by UEFA with improper conduct. Crowd trouble earlier at Lens' Felix-Bollaert Stadium landed Lille in trouble with UEFA with a hearing set for March 22, while their appeal against the validity of the goal has already been rejected by UEFA. Lille are still seething over what they claim was an illegal goal by Giggs with Nigerian striker Peter Odemwingie saying the referee made a mistake. "In France we always wait for the whistle, but even considering the rule about quick free-kicks, this goal was not valid. We had already been organising ourselves for several seconds," he said. United manager Alex Ferguson fuelled matters on Friday when he said Lille should have had players sent off for leaving the field in protest at the goal and said he thought it would be a major upset if Lille were to win the tie now. "Of course it will be a tough match and you treat every opponent with respect, but I think we can build on what we did in France and go through." Although they did not play all that well, Saturday's win at Liverpool was their ninth in their last 10 matches -- and they have also lost only one of their last 27 home Champions League games. Lille held them to a 0-0 draw at Old Trafford last season before beating them 1-0 in France in the group stage. But United though have never lost at home to a French club in 10 previous European matches. Ferguson only has minor injury worries to concern him and is likely to stick largely with the team that played on Saturday which should mean a last competitive home appearance for Henrik Larsson before he returns to Helsingborg at the end of his loan spell. Lille will welcome back winger Kader Keita who was suspended for the first leg in Lens. Manager Claude Puel decided to rest influential midfielder Mathieu Bodmer against Troyes with Keita and Ludovic Obraniak playing only one hour each. "We will try to remember what happened in the first leg and what we did against Troyes for this match," said Lille defender Mathieu Chalme. "We do not want to leave Manchester with regrets. We travel there with condidence." Probable teams: Manchester United: 1-Edwin Van der Sar; 2-Gary Neville, 5-Rio Ferdinand, 15-Nemanja Vidic 3-Patrice Evra; 7-Cristiano Ronaldo, 16-Michael Carrick, 18-Paul Scholes, 11-Ryan Giggs; 8-Wayne Rooney, 17-Henrik Larsson Lille: 1-Tony Sylva; 21-Mathieu Chalme, 4-Efstathios Tavlaridis, 25-Nicolas Plestan, 20-Gregory Tafforeau; 17-Jean II Makoun, 12-Mathieu Bodmer, 23-Kader Keita; 13-Nicolas Fauvergue, 35-Ludovic Obraniak, 14-Peter Odemwingie Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain) Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been passed fit to face Lille in the Champions League on Wednesday following an injury scare. (Caption:UNITED KINGDOM: SOCCER / FOOTBALL - Manchester United train ahead of their second leg Champions League match against Lille)

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UNITED KINGDOM: SOCCER / FOOTBALL - Manchester United train ahead of their second leg Champions League match against Lille

Rooney was substituted during United's Premier League win over Liverpool last Saturday with a knee injury which required stitches. However, scans showed no serious damage and United manager Alex Ferguson confirmed the England international would be available for the second leg of the last-16 tie at Old Trafford. United won the first match 1-0. "Wayne is fine. We have a couple of doubts, but Wayne is not one of them," Ferguson told reporters. After two weeks of protests, appeals and insults, United and Lille conclude their first knockout round tie with United firm favourites to advance to the last eight. Both teams warmed up for the match with weekend wins, United staying nine points clear at the top of the Premier League with a late goal securing a 1-0 win at Liverpool, while Lille ended a three-game losing streak with a 4-0 win over Troyes. United also have a one-goal advantage over Lille after winning the first leg 1-0 thanks to a quickly-taken free-kick by Ryan Giggs which incensed the Lille players to protest about the goal so vehemently the club have been charged by UEFA with improper conduct. Crowd trouble earlier at Lens' Felix-Bollaert Stadium landed Lille in trouble with UEFA with a hearing set for March 22, while their appeal against the validity of the goal has already been rejected by UEFA. Lille are still seething over what they claim was an illegal goal by Giggs with Nigerian striker Peter Odemwingie saying the referee made a mistake. "In France we always wait for the whistle, but even considering the rule about quick free-kicks, this goal was not valid. We had already been organising ourselves for several seconds," he said. United manager Alex Ferguson fuelled matters on Friday when he said Lille should have had players sent off for leaving the field in protest at the goal and said he thought it would be a major upset if Lille were to win the tie now. "Of course it will be a tough match and you treat every opponent with respect, but I think we can build on what we did in France and go through." Although they did not play all that well, Saturday's win at Liverpool was their ninth in their last 10 matches -- and they have also lost only one of their last 27 home Champions League games. Lille held them to a 0-0 draw at Old Trafford last season before beating them 1-0 in France in the group stage. But United though have never lost at home to a French club in 10 previous European matches. Ferguson only has minor injury worries to concern him and is likely to stick largely with the team that played on Saturday which should mean a last competitive home appearance for Henrik Larsson before he returns to Helsingborg at the end of his loan spell. Lille will welcome back winger Kader Keita who was suspended for the first leg in Lens. Manager Claude Puel decided to rest influential midfielder Mathieu Bodmer against Troyes with Keita and Ludovic Obraniak playing only one hour each. "We will try to remember what happened in the first leg and what we did against Troyes for this match," said Lille defender Mathieu Chalme. "We do not want to leave Manchester with regrets. We travel there with condidence." Probable teams: Manchester United: 1-Edwin Van der Sar; 2-Gary Neville, 5-Rio Ferdinand, 15-Nemanja Vidic 3-Patrice Evra; 7-Cristiano Ronaldo, 16-Michael Carrick, 18-Paul Scholes, 11-Ryan Giggs; 8-Wayne Rooney, 17-Henrik Larsson Lille: 1-Tony Sylva; 21-Mathieu Chalme, 4-Efstathios Tavlaridis, 25-Nicolas Plestan, 20-Gregory Tafforeau; 17-Jean II Makoun, 12-Mathieu Bodmer, 23-Kader Keita; 13-Nicolas Fauvergue, 35-Ludovic Obraniak, 14-Peter Odemwingie Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain) Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been passed fit to face Lille in the Champions League on Wednesday following an injury scare. (Caption:UNITED KINGDOM: SOCCER / FOOTBALL - Manchester United train ahead of their second leg Champions League match against Lille)

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UNITED KINGDOM: SOCCER / FOOTBALL - Manchester United train ahead of their second leg Champions League match against Lille

Rooney was substituted during United's Premier League win over Liverpool last Saturday with a knee injury which required stitches. However, scans showed no serious damage and United manager Alex Ferguson confirmed the England international would be available for the second leg of the last-16 tie at Old Trafford. United won the first match 1-0. "Wayne is fine. We have a couple of doubts, but Wayne is not one of them," Ferguson told reporters. After two weeks of protests, appeals and insults, United and Lille conclude their first knockout round tie with United firm favourites to advance to the last eight. Both teams warmed up for the match with weekend wins, United staying nine points clear at the top of the Premier League with a late goal securing a 1-0 win at Liverpool, while Lille ended a three-game losing streak with a 4-0 win over Troyes. United also have a one-goal advantage over Lille after winning the first leg 1-0 thanks to a quickly-taken free-kick by Ryan Giggs which incensed the Lille players to protest about the goal so vehemently the club have been charged by UEFA with improper conduct. Crowd trouble earlier at Lens' Felix-Bollaert Stadium landed Lille in trouble with UEFA with a hearing set for March 22, while their appeal against the validity of the goal has already been rejected by UEFA. Lille are still seething over what they claim was an illegal goal by Giggs with Nigerian striker Peter Odemwingie saying the referee made a mistake. "In France we always wait for the whistle, but even considering the rule about quick free-kicks, this goal was not valid. We had already been organising ourselves for several seconds," he said. United manager Alex Ferguson fuelled matters on Friday when he said Lille should have had players sent off for leaving the field in protest at the goal and said he thought it would be a major upset if Lille were to win the tie now. "Of course it will be a tough match and you treat every opponent with respect, but I think we can build on what we did in France and go through." Although they did not play all that well, Saturday's win at Liverpool was their ninth in their last 10 matches -- and they have also lost only one of their last 27 home Champions League games. Lille held them to a 0-0 draw at Old Trafford last season before beating them 1-0 in France in the group stage. But United though have never lost at home to a French club in 10 previous European matches. Ferguson only has minor injury worries to concern him and is likely to stick largely with the team that played on Saturday which should mean a last competitive home appearance for Henrik Larsson before he returns to Helsingborg at the end of his loan spell. Lille will welcome back winger Kader Keita who was suspended for the first leg in Lens. Manager Claude Puel decided to rest influential midfielder Mathieu Bodmer against Troyes with Keita and Ludovic Obraniak playing only one hour each. "We will try to remember what happened in the first leg and what we did against Troyes for this match," said Lille defender Mathieu Chalme. "We do not want to leave Manchester with regrets. We travel there with condidence." Probable teams: Manchester United: 1-Edwin Van der Sar; 2-Gary Neville, 5-Rio Ferdinand, 15-Nemanja Vidic 3-Patrice Evra; 7-Cristiano Ronaldo, 16-Michael Carrick, 18-Paul Scholes, 11-Ryan Giggs; 8-Wayne Rooney, 17-Henrik Larsson Lille: 1-Tony Sylva; 21-Mathieu Chalme, 4-Efstathios Tavlaridis, 25-Nicolas Plestan, 20-Gregory Tafforeau; 17-Jean II Makoun, 12-Mathieu Bodmer, 23-Kader Keita; 13-Nicolas Fauvergue, 35-Ludovic Obraniak, 14-Peter Odemwingie Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain) Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been passed fit to face Lille in the Champions League on Wednesday following an injury scare. (Caption:UNITED KINGDOM: SOCCER / FOOTBALL - Manchester United train ahead of their second leg Champions League match against Lille)

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UNITED KINGDOM: SOCCER / FOOTBALL - Manchester United train ahead of their second leg Champions League match against Lille

Rooney was substituted during United's Premier League win over Liverpool last Saturday with a knee injury which required stitches. However, scans showed no serious damage and United manager Alex Ferguson confirmed the England international would be available for the second leg of the last-16 tie at Old Trafford. United won the first match 1-0. "Wayne is fine. We have a couple of doubts, but Wayne is not one of them," Ferguson told reporters. After two weeks of protests, appeals and insults, United and Lille conclude their first knockout round tie with United firm favourites to advance to the last eight. Both teams warmed up for the match with weekend wins, United staying nine points clear at the top of the Premier League with a late goal securing a 1-0 win at Liverpool, while Lille ended a three-game losing streak with a 4-0 win over Troyes. United also have a one-goal advantage over Lille after winning the first leg 1-0 thanks to a quickly-taken free-kick by Ryan Giggs which incensed the Lille players to protest about the goal so vehemently the club have been charged by UEFA with improper conduct. Crowd trouble earlier at Lens' Felix-Bollaert Stadium landed Lille in trouble with UEFA with a hearing set for March 22, while their appeal against the validity of the goal has already been rejected by UEFA. Lille are still seething over what they claim was an illegal goal by Giggs with Nigerian striker Peter Odemwingie saying the referee made a mistake. "In France we always wait for the whistle, but even considering the rule about quick free-kicks, this goal was not valid. We had already been organising ourselves for several seconds," he said. United manager Alex Ferguson fuelled matters on Friday when he said Lille should have had players sent off for leaving the field in protest at the goal and said he thought it would be a major upset if Lille were to win the tie now. "Of course it will be a tough match and you treat every opponent with respect, but I think we can build on what we did in France and go through." Although they did not play all that well, Saturday's win at Liverpool was their ninth in their last 10 matches -- and they have also lost only one of their last 27 home Champions League games. Lille held them to a 0-0 draw at Old Trafford last season before beating them 1-0 in France in the group stage. But United though have never lost at home to a French club in 10 previous European matches. Ferguson only has minor injury worries to concern him and is likely to stick largely with the team that played on Saturday which should mean a last competitive home appearance for Henrik Larsson before he returns to Helsingborg at the end of his loan spell. Lille will welcome back winger Kader Keita who was suspended for the first leg in Lens. Manager Claude Puel decided to rest influential midfielder Mathieu Bodmer against Troyes with Keita and Ludovic Obraniak playing only one hour each. "We will try to remember what happened in the first leg and what we did against Troyes for this match," said Lille defender Mathieu Chalme. "We do not want to leave Manchester with regrets. We travel there with condidence." Probable teams: Manchester United: 1-Edwin Van der Sar; 2-Gary Neville, 5-Rio Ferdinand, 15-Nemanja Vidic 3-Patrice Evra; 7-Cristiano Ronaldo, 16-Michael Carrick, 18-Paul Scholes, 11-Ryan Giggs; 8-Wayne Rooney, 17-Henrik Larsson Lille: 1-Tony Sylva; 21-Mathieu Chalme, 4-Efstathios Tavlaridis, 25-Nicolas Plestan, 20-Gregory Tafforeau; 17-Jean II Makoun, 12-Mathieu Bodmer, 23-Kader Keita; 13-Nicolas Fauvergue, 35-Ludovic Obraniak, 14-Peter Odemwingie Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain) Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been passed fit to face Lille in the Champions League on Wednesday following an injury scare. (Caption:UNITED KINGDOM: SOCCER / FOOTBALL - Manchester United train ahead of their second leg Champions League match against Lille)

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UNITED KINGDOM: SOCCER / FOOTBALL - Manchester United train ahead of their second leg Champions League match against Lille

Rooney was substituted during United's Premier League win over Liverpool last Saturday with a knee injury which required stitches. However, scans showed no serious damage and United manager Alex Ferguson confirmed the England international would be available for the second leg of the last-16 tie at Old Trafford. United won the first match 1-0. "Wayne is fine. We have a couple of doubts, but Wayne is not one of them," Ferguson told reporters. After two weeks of protests, appeals and insults, United and Lille conclude their first knockout round tie with United firm favourites to advance to the last eight. Both teams warmed up for the match with weekend wins, United staying nine points clear at the top of the Premier League with a late goal securing a 1-0 win at Liverpool, while Lille ended a three-game losing streak with a 4-0 win over Troyes. United also have a one-goal advantage over Lille after winning the first leg 1-0 thanks to a quickly-taken free-kick by Ryan Giggs which incensed the Lille players to protest about the goal so vehemently the club have been charged by UEFA with improper conduct. Crowd trouble earlier at Lens' Felix-Bollaert Stadium landed Lille in trouble with UEFA with a hearing set for March 22, while their appeal against the validity of the goal has already been rejected by UEFA. Lille are still seething over what they claim was an illegal goal by Giggs with Nigerian striker Peter Odemwingie saying the referee made a mistake. "In France we always wait for the whistle, but even considering the rule about quick free-kicks, this goal was not valid. We had already been organising ourselves for several seconds," he said. United manager Alex Ferguson fuelled matters on Friday when he said Lille should have had players sent off for leaving the field in protest at the goal and said he thought it would be a major upset if Lille were to win the tie now. "Of course it will be a tough match and you treat every opponent with respect, but I think we can build on what we did in France and go through." Although they did not play all that well, Saturday's win at Liverpool was their ninth in their last 10 matches -- and they have also lost only one of their last 27 home Champions League games. Lille held them to a 0-0 draw at Old Trafford last season before beating them 1-0 in France in the group stage. But United though have never lost at home to a French club in 10 previous European matches. Ferguson only has minor injury worries to concern him and is likely to stick largely with the team that played on Saturday which should mean a last competitive home appearance for Henrik Larsson before he returns to Helsingborg at the end of his loan spell. Lille will welcome back winger Kader Keita who was suspended for the first leg in Lens. Manager Claude Puel decided to rest influential midfielder Mathieu Bodmer against Troyes with Keita and Ludovic Obraniak playing only one hour each. "We will try to remember what happened in the first leg and what we did against Troyes for this match," said Lille defender Mathieu Chalme. "We do not want to leave Manchester with regrets. We travel there with condidence." Probable teams: Manchester United: 1-Edwin Van der Sar; 2-Gary Neville, 5-Rio Ferdinand, 15-Nemanja Vidic 3-Patrice Evra; 7-Cristiano Ronaldo, 16-Michael Carrick, 18-Paul Scholes, 11-Ryan Giggs; 8-Wayne Rooney, 17-Henrik Larsson Lille: 1-Tony Sylva; 21-Mathieu Chalme, 4-Efstathios Tavlaridis, 25-Nicolas Plestan, 20-Gregory Tafforeau; 17-Jean II Makoun, 12-Mathieu Bodmer, 23-Kader Keita; 13-Nicolas Fauvergue, 35-Ludovic Obraniak, 14-Peter Odemwingie Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain) Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been passed fit to face Lille in the Champions League on Wednesday following an injury scare. (Caption:UNITED KINGDOM: SOCCER / FOOTBALL - Manchester United train ahead of their second leg Champions League match against Lille)

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UNITED KINGDOM: SOCCER / FOOTBALL - Manchester United train ahead of their second leg Champions League match against Lille

Rooney was substituted during United's Premier League win over Liverpool last Saturday with a knee injury which required stitches. However, scans showed no serious damage and United manager Alex Ferguson confirmed the England international would be available for the second leg of the last-16 tie at Old Trafford. United won the first match 1-0. "Wayne is fine. We have a couple of doubts, but Wayne is not one of them," Ferguson told reporters. After two weeks of protests, appeals and insults, United and Lille conclude their first knockout round tie with United firm favourites to advance to the last eight. Both teams warmed up for the match with weekend wins, United staying nine points clear at the top of the Premier League with a late goal securing a 1-0 win at Liverpool, while Lille ended a three-game losing streak with a 4-0 win over Troyes. United also have a one-goal advantage over Lille after winning the first leg 1-0 thanks to a quickly-taken free-kick by Ryan Giggs which incensed the Lille players to protest about the goal so vehemently the club have been charged by UEFA with improper conduct. Crowd trouble earlier at Lens' Felix-Bollaert Stadium landed Lille in trouble with UEFA with a hearing set for March 22, while their appeal against the validity of the goal has already been rejected by UEFA. Lille are still seething over what they claim was an illegal goal by Giggs with Nigerian striker Peter Odemwingie saying the referee made a mistake. "In France we always wait for the whistle, but even considering the rule about quick free-kicks, this goal was not valid. We had already been organising ourselves for several seconds," he said. United manager Alex Ferguson fuelled matters on Friday when he said Lille should have had players sent off for leaving the field in protest at the goal and said he thought it would be a major upset if Lille were to win the tie now. "Of course it will be a tough match and you treat every opponent with respect, but I think we can build on what we did in France and go through." Although they did not play all that well, Saturday's win at Liverpool was their ninth in their last 10 matches -- and they have also lost only one of their last 27 home Champions League games. Lille held them to a 0-0 draw at Old Trafford last season before beating them 1-0 in France in the group stage. But United though have never lost at home to a French club in 10 previous European matches. Ferguson only has minor injury worries to concern him and is likely to stick largely with the team that played on Saturday which should mean a last competitive home appearance for Henrik Larsson before he returns to Helsingborg at the end of his loan spell. Lille will welcome back winger Kader Keita who was suspended for the first leg in Lens. Manager Claude Puel decided to rest influential midfielder Mathieu Bodmer against Troyes with Keita and Ludovic Obraniak playing only one hour each. "We will try to remember what happened in the first leg and what we did against Troyes for this match," said Lille defender Mathieu Chalme. "We do not want to leave Manchester with regrets. We travel there with condidence." Probable teams: Manchester United: 1-Edwin Van der Sar; 2-Gary Neville, 5-Rio Ferdinand, 15-Nemanja Vidic 3-Patrice Evra; 7-Cristiano Ronaldo, 16-Michael Carrick, 18-Paul Scholes, 11-Ryan Giggs; 8-Wayne Rooney, 17-Henrik Larsson Lille: 1-Tony Sylva; 21-Mathieu Chalme, 4-Efstathios Tavlaridis, 25-Nicolas Plestan, 20-Gregory Tafforeau; 17-Jean II Makoun, 12-Mathieu Bodmer, 23-Kader Keita; 13-Nicolas Fauvergue, 35-Ludovic Obraniak, 14-Peter Odemwingie Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain) Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been passed fit to face Lille in the Champions League on Wednesday following an injury scare. (Caption:UNITED KINGDOM: SOCCER / FOOTBALL - Manchester United train ahead of their second leg Champions League match against Lille)

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UNITED KINGDOM: SOCCER / FOOTBALL - Manchester United train ahead of their second leg Champions League match against Lille

Rooney was substituted during United's Premier League win over Liverpool last Saturday with a knee injury which required stitches. However, scans showed no serious damage and United manager Alex Ferguson confirmed the England international would be available for the second leg of the last-16 tie at Old Trafford. United won the first match 1-0. "Wayne is fine. We have a couple of doubts, but Wayne is not one of them," Ferguson told reporters. After two weeks of protests, appeals and insults, United and Lille conclude their first knockout round tie with United firm favourites to advance to the last eight. Both teams warmed up for the match with weekend wins, United staying nine points clear at the top of the Premier League with a late goal securing a 1-0 win at Liverpool, while Lille ended a three-game losing streak with a 4-0 win over Troyes. United also have a one-goal advantage over Lille after winning the first leg 1-0 thanks to a quickly-taken free-kick by Ryan Giggs which incensed the Lille players to protest about the goal so vehemently the club have been charged by UEFA with improper conduct. Crowd trouble earlier at Lens' Felix-Bollaert Stadium landed Lille in trouble with UEFA with a hearing set for March 22, while their appeal against the validity of the goal has already been rejected by UEFA. Lille are still seething over what they claim was an illegal goal by Giggs with Nigerian striker Peter Odemwingie saying the referee made a mistake. "In France we always wait for the whistle, but even considering the rule about quick free-kicks, this goal was not valid. We had already been organising ourselves for several seconds," he said. United manager Alex Ferguson fuelled matters on Friday when he said Lille should have had players sent off for leaving the field in protest at the goal and said he thought it would be a major upset if Lille were to win the tie now. "Of course it will be a tough match and you treat every opponent with respect, but I think we can build on what we did in France and go through." Although they did not play all that well, Saturday's win at Liverpool was their ninth in their last 10 matches -- and they have also lost only one of their last 27 home Champions League games. Lille held them to a 0-0 draw at Old Trafford last season before beating them 1-0 in France in the group stage. But United though have never lost at home to a French club in 10 previous European matches. Ferguson only has minor injury worries to concern him and is likely to stick largely with the team that played on Saturday which should mean a last competitive home appearance for Henrik Larsson before he returns to Helsingborg at the end of his loan spell. Lille will welcome back winger Kader Keita who was suspended for the first leg in Lens. Manager Claude Puel decided to rest influential midfielder Mathieu Bodmer against Troyes with Keita and Ludovic Obraniak playing only one hour each. "We will try to remember what happened in the first leg and what we did against Troyes for this match," said Lille defender Mathieu Chalme. "We do not want to leave Manchester with regrets. We travel there with condidence." Probable teams: Manchester United: 1-Edwin Van der Sar; 2-Gary Neville, 5-Rio Ferdinand, 15-Nemanja Vidic 3-Patrice Evra; 7-Cristiano Ronaldo, 16-Michael Carrick, 18-Paul Scholes, 11-Ryan Giggs; 8-Wayne Rooney, 17-Henrik Larsson Lille: 1-Tony Sylva; 21-Mathieu Chalme, 4-Efstathios Tavlaridis, 25-Nicolas Plestan, 20-Gregory Tafforeau; 17-Jean II Makoun, 12-Mathieu Bodmer, 23-Kader Keita; 13-Nicolas Fauvergue, 35-Ludovic Obraniak, 14-Peter Odemwingie Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain) Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been passed fit to face Lille in the Champions League on Wednesday following an injury scare. (Caption:UNITED KINGDOM: SOCCER / FOOTBALL - Manchester United train ahead of their second leg Champions League match against Lille)

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UNITED KINGDOM: SOCCER / FOOTBALL - Manchester United train ahead of their second leg Champions League match against Lille

Rooney was substituted during United's Premier League win over Liverpool last Saturday with a knee injury which required stitches. However, scans showed no serious damage and United manager Alex Ferguson confirmed the England international would be available for the second leg of the last-16 tie at Old Trafford. United won the first match 1-0. "Wayne is fine. We have a couple of doubts, but Wayne is not one of them," Ferguson told reporters. After two weeks of protests, appeals and insults, United and Lille conclude their first knockout round tie with United firm favourites to advance to the last eight. Both teams warmed up for the match with weekend wins, United staying nine points clear at the top of the Premier League with a late goal securing a 1-0 win at Liverpool, while Lille ended a three-game losing streak with a 4-0 win over Troyes. United also have a one-goal advantage over Lille after winning the first leg 1-0 thanks to a quickly-taken free-kick by Ryan Giggs which incensed the Lille players to protest about the goal so vehemently the club have been charged by UEFA with improper conduct. Crowd trouble earlier at Lens' Felix-Bollaert Stadium landed Lille in trouble with UEFA with a hearing set for March 22, while their appeal against the validity of the goal has already been rejected by UEFA. Lille are still seething over what they claim was an illegal goal by Giggs with Nigerian striker Peter Odemwingie saying the referee made a mistake. "In France we always wait for the whistle, but even considering the rule about quick free-kicks, this goal was not valid. We had already been organising ourselves for several seconds," he said. United manager Alex Ferguson fuelled matters on Friday when he said Lille should have had players sent off for leaving the field in protest at the goal and said he thought it would be a major upset if Lille were to win the tie now. "Of course it will be a tough match and you treat every opponent with respect, but I think we can build on what we did in France and go through." Although they did not play all that well, Saturday's win at Liverpool was their ninth in their last 10 matches -- and they have also lost only one of their last 27 home Champions League games. Lille held them to a 0-0 draw at Old Trafford last season before beating them 1-0 in France in the group stage. But United though have never lost at home to a French club in 10 previous European matches. Ferguson only has minor injury worries to concern him and is likely to stick largely with the team that played on Saturday which should mean a last competitive home appearance for Henrik Larsson before he returns to Helsingborg at the end of his loan spell. Lille will welcome back winger Kader Keita who was suspended for the first leg in Lens. Manager Claude Puel decided to rest influential midfielder Mathieu Bodmer against Troyes with Keita and Ludovic Obraniak playing only one hour each. "We will try to remember what happened in the first leg and what we did against Troyes for this match," said Lille defender Mathieu Chalme. "We do not want to leave Manchester with regrets. We travel there with condidence." Probable teams: Manchester United: 1-Edwin Van der Sar; 2-Gary Neville, 5-Rio Ferdinand, 15-Nemanja Vidic 3-Patrice Evra; 7-Cristiano Ronaldo, 16-Michael Carrick, 18-Paul Scholes, 11-Ryan Giggs; 8-Wayne Rooney, 17-Henrik Larsson Lille: 1-Tony Sylva; 21-Mathieu Chalme, 4-Efstathios Tavlaridis, 25-Nicolas Plestan, 20-Gregory Tafforeau; 17-Jean II Makoun, 12-Mathieu Bodmer, 23-Kader Keita; 13-Nicolas Fauvergue, 35-Ludovic Obraniak, 14-Peter Odemwingie Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain) Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been passed fit to face Lille in the Champions League on Wednesday following an injury scare. (Caption:UNITED KINGDOM: SOCCER / FOOTBALL - Manchester United train ahead of their second leg Champions League match against Lille)

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UNITED KINGDOM: SOCCER / FOOTBALL - Manchester United train ahead of their second leg Champions League match against Lille

Rooney was substituted during United's Premier League win over Liverpool last Saturday with a knee injury which required stitches. However, scans showed no serious damage and United manager Alex Ferguson confirmed the England international would be available for the second leg of the last-16 tie at Old Trafford. United won the first match 1-0. "Wayne is fine. We have a couple of doubts, but Wayne is not one of them," Ferguson told reporters. After two weeks of protests, appeals and insults, United and Lille conclude their first knockout round tie with United firm favourites to advance to the last eight. Both teams warmed up for the match with weekend wins, United staying nine points clear at the top of the Premier League with a late goal securing a 1-0 win at Liverpool, while Lille ended a three-game losing streak with a 4-0 win over Troyes. United also have a one-goal advantage over Lille after winning the first leg 1-0 thanks to a quickly-taken free-kick by Ryan Giggs which incensed the Lille players to protest about the goal so vehemently the club have been charged by UEFA with improper conduct. Crowd trouble earlier at Lens' Felix-Bollaert Stadium landed Lille in trouble with UEFA with a hearing set for March 22, while their appeal against the validity of the goal has already been rejected by UEFA. Lille are still seething over what they claim was an illegal goal by Giggs with Nigerian striker Peter Odemwingie saying the referee made a mistake. "In France we always wait for the whistle, but even considering the rule about quick free-kicks, this goal was not valid. We had already been organising ourselves for several seconds," he said. United manager Alex Ferguson fuelled matters on Friday when he said Lille should have had players sent off for leaving the field in protest at the goal and said he thought it would be a major upset if Lille were to win the tie now. "Of course it will be a tough match and you treat every opponent with respect, but I think we can build on what we did in France and go through." Although they did not play all that well, Saturday's win at Liverpool was their ninth in their last 10 matches -- and they have also lost only one of their last 27 home Champions League games. Lille held them to a 0-0 draw at Old Trafford last season before beating them 1-0 in France in the group stage. But United though have never lost at home to a French club in 10 previous European matches. Ferguson only has minor injury worries to concern him and is likely to stick largely with the team that played on Saturday which should mean a last competitive home appearance for Henrik Larsson before he returns to Helsingborg at the end of his loan spell. Lille will welcome back winger Kader Keita who was suspended for the first leg in Lens. Manager Claude Puel decided to rest influential midfielder Mathieu Bodmer against Troyes with Keita and Ludovic Obraniak playing only one hour each. "We will try to remember what happened in the first leg and what we did against Troyes for this match," said Lille defender Mathieu Chalme. "We do not want to leave Manchester with regrets. We travel there with condidence." Probable teams: Manchester United: 1-Edwin Van der Sar; 2-Gary Neville, 5-Rio Ferdinand, 15-Nemanja Vidic 3-Patrice Evra; 7-Cristiano Ronaldo, 16-Michael Carrick, 18-Paul Scholes, 11-Ryan Giggs; 8-Wayne Rooney, 17-Henrik Larsson Lille: 1-Tony Sylva; 21-Mathieu Chalme, 4-Efstathios Tavlaridis, 25-Nicolas Plestan, 20-Gregory Tafforeau; 17-Jean II Makoun, 12-Mathieu Bodmer, 23-Kader Keita; 13-Nicolas Fauvergue, 35-Ludovic Obraniak, 14-Peter Odemwingie Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain) Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been passed fit to face Lille in the Champions League on Wednesday following an injury scare. (Caption:UNITED KINGDOM: SOCCER / FOOTBALL - Manchester United train ahead of their second leg Champions League match against Lille)

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