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A. degrees / was applauded and acclaimed in his new ride through the streets of Madrid. Gallardon handed the golden key of the city. In Cibeles, he gave a new speech, the second, before thousands of pilgrims. New tour of Madrid and new waste of applause and cheers for Pope Benedicto XVI.

The Pontiff returned to walk the streets of Madrid with his Popemobile on Thursday afternoon with destination to the Puerta de Alcala and Cibeles square and was acclaimed by thousands of pilgrims who invade the capital. The Pope began his journey from the Apostolic Nunciature, where he lives these days. A detail involving the host at an illustrious visitor was received in the independence square by the Mayor of Madrid, Alberto Ruiz-Gallardon, who gave him the golden key of the city. Then he crossed symbolically the Puerta de Alcala accompanied by 50 young people from five continents, all of them dressed in the traditional manner of their countries. Meanwhile, waved the flags of different countries under the watchful eye of pilgrims and curious. The Pope also symbolically planted a sprigs of olive as a souvenir of your visit.

After planting the olive tree, the Pope has been welcomed with reverence and six Andalusian horses of Domecq caracoleos. Two children in this family, dressed in typical Andalusian costumes with the colors of the Vatican (white and yellow), have fallen horses to deliver a picture of the Virgin of la Almudena, patron saint of Madrid. Gallardon thanked the Pope for coming to Madrid and said that his visit is a historic gift that makes the city very happy. The Mayor’s wife has also greeted Benedicto XVI in the plaza, in which were other municipal members, including representatives of the PSOE and UPyD, but not UI, although it has not narrowed the hand of none of them. At all times the Pope has been accompanied by the Archbishop of Madrid, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela.

The Spanish are out of the tournament after the defeat against Croatia (71-75). They have finished only a victory in the second phase with sorting options. The defeat leaves him also outside the Olympic qualifying, goodbye to the JJ OO of London. The Spanish team was eliminated from the women’s European Championship Poland and will play either the London 2012 Olympic qualifying losing (71-75) this afternoon in Katowice to Croatia, which removes the plaza of the quarterfinals. The irregularity, the injuries, the lack of physical background and outside shooting, against the wisdom of the Croats, especially Mandir (24 points), condemned to the Spanish, quintas in the Federation Internationale de basketball (FIBA) classification and medalists of bronze in the World Cup last year, an unexpected farewell continental elite. A fact: the Iberian combined was correct only two of its 17 triple attempts, and both baskets came at the last minute, already desperate. Spain was presented to this crucial clash with Valdemoro and injured Xargay and Lyttle ailing.

In addition, Torrens, who averages 16 points, did not have his day and scored only two and did so at the end of the meeting. Croatia was also weakened by the injury of their star Lelas. The bronze in the world past medallists began badly, with many problems in attack, and came to go six down when in the 6 minute, Hernandez asked for a dead time. Cross and Easter joined, and four points of this resulted in the beginning of the comeback culminated Spanish by with a tie to eleven by Palau. The Croatian standard, led by Mandir and the pivot Ivankovic, and its triple returned to give a tug which lasted until there were eight-point advantage at minute 15 (24-32), when the Spanish amounted to zero five by six of twelve launches three of his rivals in the second quarter. The improvement in the Spanish dnsa, speed and the increased aggressiveness and, above all, the success of Palau with six consecutive points, plus two Easter gave the round to marker, overflowed to the hitherto great Croatian dnsa and left the players of Hernandez two up at halftime (40-38).