Liverpool youngster Dani Pacheco looks poised to join Spanish outfit Rayo Vallecano on a season-long loan.
A source close to the Primera Liga outfit claim a deal is almost done and that the promising forward will return to his homeland on a deal that will run until June 2012.
It is claimed that the 20-year-old will arrive in Madrid for a medical on Monday and to complete the relevant paperwork.

VALENCIA, Spain — Veteran Spain striker Raul Gonzalez enjoyed a successful return to his homeland scoring a vital equaliser as Schalke managed a 1-1 first leg draw against Valencia at the Mestalla stadium on Tuesday to gain the edge in the Champions League last 16 tie. Roberto Soldado's sixth Champions League goal had put Valencia [.

By Geoff Reid

The world's best club competition returns today with two very tasty first leg match-ups, and this is where it really starts to get exciting seeing the big boys go against each other. Today, we see AC Milan hosting Tottenham, and Raul making his return to Spain with Schalke taking on Valencia.

After more than two months off, UEFA Champions League play resumes on Tuesday with the first legs of two knockout-stage ties.

The headliner is AC Milan-Tottenham (2:45 p.m., Fox Soccer Channel/Fox Deportes), where a shorthanded Spurs side will try to steal a result at the San Siro against an AC Milan team that is battling injuries of its own.