Raul father of twins in run-up to Barcelona clash

Real Madrid captain Raul became a father again on Thursday, to twins Hector and Mateo.

Real play Barcelona in the Bernabeu on Saturday 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 in the Nou Camp on Nov. 23, 2002.

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