Real Madrid enjoy 2-0 half-time lead

Real Madrid enjoy a 2-0 lead against Manchester United at half-time in their Champions League quarter-final tonight.

Madrid took the lead through Figo after 12 minutes, his swirling effort going over the head of Fabien Barthez.

Raul doubled Real Madrid's lead after 28 minutes.

The striker turned superbly, before holding off the challenge of United's Rio Ferdinand and slotting home past Fabien Barthez.

It was Raul's eighth goal of this year's Champions League campaign.

Half time score: Real Madrid 2 Manchester United 0

Real Madrid: Casillas, Salgado, Hierro, Helguera, Carlos, Figo, Flavio, Zidane, Makelele, Raul, Ronaldo.

Subs: Cesar, McManaman, Morientes, Guti, Portillo, Solari, Pavon.

Man Utd: Barthez, Gary Neville, Ferdinand, Brown, Silvestre, Beckham, Keane, Butt, Giggs, Scholes, van Nistelrooy.

Subs: Ricardo, Blanc, Solskjaer, Forlan, O’Shea, Fortune, Fletcher.

Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden).