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Some good quotes from Gareth Bale's agent earlier.

"Real have to work with Gareth and pass the ball to him more," Jonathan Barnett told the Sunday Telegraph.

"Give him more of the ball and let him show everybody what he's good at.

"He's going to be the best player at Real Madrid when his team-mates work with him and help him."

Ah poor lad. Shame he can't just pick up the ball and bring it home with him like you did as a child if you owned the ball.

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Monaco goalscorer Joao Moutinho was struggling with an injury but he's OK to carry on.

Half-time. Whistles from the home fans - they are livid about the red card decision earlier.

Lazio end the half on the attack, Lucas Biglia's free-kick is tipped over by Samir Handanovic. Corner.

Inter midfielder Fredy Guarin has injured himself and is limping off the pitch. We're in two minutes of injury time so I guess they'll assess him at half-time.

Hernanes does take it but he rolls it to Fredy Guarin in a rehearsed set-piece; the Colombian's shot is tipped around the post by Federico Marchetti.

And from the corner Nemanja Vidic heads wide.

Free-kick to Inter. Surely Hernanes will take this one too.

Sevilla still lead Celta Vigo 1-0, with Monaco doing likewise against Marseille. Those games are just approaching the half-hour mark now.

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About six minutes until half-time, it's settled down a bit now at the Olympic Stadium in Rome.

It's a ridiculously entertaining game now, Rodrigo Palacio forces a save from Federico Marchetti. Action-packed doesn't do it justice. Which will explain the low frequency of updates from Vigo and Marseille so far!

Boos ring out around the stadium as Inter striker Mauro Icardi gets the ball. They think he went down easily for Mauricio's red card. He did that waving an imaginary card that winds up some people afterwards.

Lazio now make a change, defender Edson Braafheid comes on for midfielder Stefano Mauri.

Mauri was booked for complaining about the red card. And then goalkeeper Federico Marchetti was booked for a complaint after the goal - Lazio weren't happy with something about it - not sure if it was a push in the wall or someone offside interfering with play. Didn't look anything wrong with it.

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It's action overload in Europe. Hernanes steps up to take the free-kick Lazio won when Mauricio was sent off. And he scores. Most players don't celebrate against their former clubs but the Brazilian does some kind of acrobatic flip.

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Kevin Gameiro gives Sevilla the lead.

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Lazio go down to 10 men! Ball is played over the top to Rodrigo Palacio, Lazio defender Mauricio puts a hand on his back and the striker goes down. Red card! Harsh. Free-kick just outside the box.

Under way in Vigo - no goals yet.

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I hadn't even told you this game had started before it was 1-0! Joao Moutinho absolutely smashes one into the bottom corner within 50 seconds. Remarkable.

John McEnerney: Klose some player, wouldn't be first choice for most as an all-time great but I'd take him over them all except for Van Basten

You would rank Miroslav Klose over every striker ever bar Marco van Basten? I'm a big Klose fan but still...

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It should be 2-0, Miroslav Klose pulls it back to Marco Parolo. His first shot is saved by Samir Handanovic and from the rebound his header looks goalbound by somehow defender Andrea Ranocchia keeps it out.

The Big Valbowski: Clearly its one Handnotenoughic that's responsible for that goal

Hmmm.