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MADRID, March 5 (Xinhua) -- David Beckham and Jose Antonio Reyes have been ruled out for Real Madrid's Champions League last-16 match against Bayern Munich on Wednesday due to knee injuries, the Spanish giants said.

    The two players sustained the injuries in Real's 1-1 draw at home to Getafe on Sunday. Beckham damaged the lateral ligament in his right knee, while Reyes suffered a similar injury to his left knee.

    Both players will undergo scans later on Monday to determine the extent of the injuries.

    Raul and Guti were included in the squad after recovering from their respective injury problems, as was Brazilian midfielder Emerson, who also missed the Getafe game.

    Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuain and Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy made the squad despite suffering bruising to thigh muscles.

    Real hold a 3-2 lead over Bayern from the first leg of their last-16 tie.

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    The former England skipper's spokesman said Beckham suffered a strain to the ligament during Sunday's 1-1 draw against Getafe at the Bernabeu.

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    LOS ANGELES, March 6 (Xinhua) -- World famous soccer star David Beckham will make his debut with the Los Angeles Galaxy despite his knee injury, the Major League Soccer team's president said on Monday.

    "Obviously, we hope it's not a serious injury so he can get back to helping Real Madrid challenge for the title," said Alexi Lalas, the Galaxy's president and general manager.

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    LOS ANGELES, Mar. 4 (Xinhua) -- World famous soccer player David Beckham, who signed a multimillion-dollar contract to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy professional soccer team, was injured, it was reported on Sunday.

    He suffered a potentially serious injury to his right knee while playing at home for Real Madrid in a Spanish league game against Getafe, the Los Angeles Times reported on its website.

    The extent of the damage and what impact it might have on his playing in Los Angeles will not be known until after medical tests are conducted, the newspaper reported.