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The Beast is back as Júlio Baptista leads Málaga to the brink of safety | Sid Lowe
guardian.co.uk May 09 2011 06:09
Júlio Baptista is back terrifying defenders and scoring goals - and Málaga are reaping the rewardsOnce upon a time there was a Beast. As big as a double decker and twice as wide, square as Mr Strong, the Beast frightened the whole of La Liga, squashing defenders and stomping his way towards goal. When he wasn't trying to score, the Beast was smiley and kind but when he was , he was petrifying. Defenders bounced off him - when they could pluck up the courage to approach him at all. Mostly, they just ran away screaming. On the back of his Sevilla shirt, it said: "Julio Cesar Baptista". In a straight line. There was no need for curly letters. In fact, the Beast's shoulders were so broad it could have said: "Julio Cesar Baptista, 'the Beast', terror