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The Spaniard, who will now play in his second consecutive final since returning from a long injury layoff, took the first set with ease against his unheralded opponent before Alund fought back spectacularly in the second.

The world number 111 hit five aces and lost just one point on his first serve as he won the second set in a tie-breaker to raise the possibility of an upset.

But Nadal regained control, brushing aside the Argentine 6-1 in the decider to move into Sunday's final where he will face veteran David Nalbandian after he beat Italian Simone Bolelli 6-3 7-5 in the other semi-final.

Lucas Neill has denied his 11th-hour back-flip to turn his back on Melbourne Heart and link up with Sydney FC was about money.

Neill completed his first training session with the Sky Blues on Sunday after agreeing to finish the season on a guest stint with the club.

But the circumstances surrounding the deal has infuriated the Heart, who accused the Socceroos skipper of reneging on a promise to join them.

Neill used his first official press conference with Sydney to clear the air, apologising for any confusion he may have caused the Heart but said the chance to join his local club was too hard to turn down. 

Jose Mourinho's men drew 1-1 with Manchester United in the first leg of their Champions League round-of-16 tie on Wednesday.

The Portuguese coach has already given up on the league title, with his side third and 19 points behind leaders Barcelona.

But despite huge encounters against Barcelona and Manchester United to come in the next month, Lopez said the focus was on Rayo Vallecano.

"The game against Rayo Vallecano is the most important thing for us right now," Lopez told reporters.

 Barcelona. FC Barcelonas Sportdirektor Andoni Zubizarreta hat erklärt, dass Cheftrainer Tito Vilanova nach seiner Krebsbehandlung gute Fortschritte macht. Der 44-Jährige, der im Sommer den Posten von Pep Guardiola übernahm, ist zurzeit für eine Strahlenbehandlung und Chemotherapie im New Yorker Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Im Dezember 2012 erkrankte er zum zweiten Mal an Ohrspeicheldrüsenkrebs.

The 29-year-old Netherlands striker has been in superb form since his 24 million-pound move from Arsenal, netting 19 times to lead the league goalscoring charts and put the Red Devils on course for a treble-winning season.

And while Van Persie says some games - such as against Real Madrid in the Champions League - are more special than others, he wants to play in every match to keep his rhythm flowing and keep his side in line for the title.

"I have found out that when you play for Manchester United, every game is a big game," he told reporters.