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Spanish judicial authorities are investigating the possibility that last season's UEFA Cup semi-final between Bayern Munich and Zenit St Petersburg could have been rigged.
A spokeswoman for the National Court confirmed a report in Wednesday's El Pais and ABC dailies, but said no details could be given on an ongoing investigation.
According to the newspaper reports, the investigation has followed a claim by a suspected Russian criminal boss in Spain.
The man, arrested earlier this year in Spain, had been heard in a tapped telephone conversation boasting Zenit's success in the semi-final had been bought 'for 50 million'. No currency was mentioned.
Zenit beat Bayern Munich 5-1 on aggregate, including a 4-0 win over the German side in Russia in the second-leg match on May 12, the highest Bayern defeat in Europe for 31 years.
Zenit then went on to win the final by beating Glasgow Rangers 2-0 in Manchester.
According to the reports, Spanish investigative magistrate Baltasar Garzon has informed German prosecutors of the investigation.
However Munich prosecutors said they were not aware of any investigation. A Bayern Munich spokesman said the club was unable at this stage to make any comment on the report.
Jorge wrote:The way Mark Van Bommel is playing this season I think he is being bought by every oponent that we faceand maybe Klinsmann was bought also when he named him captain.
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