Raul becomes father of twins

Real Madrid captain Raul became a father again on Thursday, to twins Hector and Mateo. Real play Barcelona today with Raul, 28, making his 29th appearance against the Catalan club. Raul's first son, Jorge, was born on a Friday night hours before Real...

Real Madrid captain Raul became a father again on Thursday, to twins Hector and Mateo. Real play Barcelona today with Raul, 28, making his 29th appearance against the Catalan club.

Raul's first son, Jorge, was born on a Friday night hours before Real beat Barcelona 2-0 on Nov. 4, 2001. His second, Hugo, was delivered in the days before Real drew 0-0 with Barca on Nov. 23, 2002.

The striker has scored 13 goals and been on the winning side eight times against Barcelona.

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