Middlesbrough headed for Zurich and their UEFA Cup clash with Grasshoppers tomorrow night without suspended defender Abel Xavier as he continued his fight to clear his name.
The 32-year-old was left behind after being suspended while his failed drugs test was investigated, with Stuart Parnaby the man likely to fill the right-back spot at the Hardturm Stadium.
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