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Mon 04 Apr 2003Injured Veron ruled out of Madrid clashJuan Sebastian Veron has been ruled out of Manchester United's crunch Champions League tie with Real Madrid in the Bernabeu tomorrow.The £28.1 million midfielder has failed to recover from the knee-ligament injury he picked up against Leeds at the beginning of the month.