Fabrice Muamba was a guest at Sunday night's
charity Corazon Classic Match between Real Madrid and Manchester United veterans
teams at the Bernabeu.The Bolton midfielder, who suffered a cardiac
arrest in an FA Cup tie at Tottenham in March, was given an ovation by both
star-studded sides and spectators as he carried the match ball out for the
kick-off.
The third edition of the Corazon Classic Match,
from which the proceeds will go to Real's Foundation academies in Africa, saw
Madrid beat their United counterparts 3-2 in front of a crowd of around
60,000.
Madrid's goals came from Fernando Morientes, Luis
Figo and Fernando Redondo, with United's scorers being Lee Sharpe and Teddy
Sheringham.Also involved in the match were the likes of
Zinedine Zidane, Roberto Carlos, Emilio Butragueno, Andy Cole, Dwight Yorke and
Edwin van der Sar.
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