“It is important that we have brought such a player to the club even though we will use him sparingly at the moment,” Burns said. “He will hopefully be able to give us a good 20 minutes or half an hour in games.”However, Cadete might still be a surprise inclusion from the start as Burns has injury worries over Jackie McNamara, Simon Donnelly, John Collins and Paul McStay, who have all missed training since being away on international duty.Ally McCoist, who won his 50th Scottish cap against Australia last week, completed a memorable week with a hat-trick for Rangers, who demonstrated championship-winning qualities to come back at Stark’s Park after trailing Raith 2-1 with seven minutes remaining.McCoist, who had scored with an earlier penalty, struck in the 83rd and 88th minutes to effectively win the game, before Gordon Durie added the fourth from the penalty spot.At the foot of the table Falkirk stumbled closer towards the First Division after a 2-0 home defeat by Hearts, their dismay compounded by a first- half sending-off for Andy Gray, their former Spurs midfielder.There was joy for Stirling Albion despite a 1-0 defeat by Stenhousemuir. Scottish round-up

DAVID MCKINNEY
Celtic supporters will turn up at Celtic Park tonight hoping not only to see their side take full points from their game with Aberdeen, but also for their first look at Jorge Cadete in action.International clearance for the Portuguese striker arrived at the Scottish Football Association on Saturday, too late for the player to be eligible to face Rangers in next Sunday’s Tennents Scottish Cup semi-final but in time to give the club a huge lift as they approach another vital game.Tommy Burns, the Celtic manager, knows his side must win if they are to maintain a title challenge to Rangers, who opened up an eight-point gap with a 4-2 victory over Raith Rovers on Saturday. PSG, who lost 3-0 to Auxerre last Sunday, are now one point behind the new leaders Robert Pires netted twice for third-placed Metz.. His depleted side fell further behind when Michael Laudrup, set up by Ivan Zamorano, added Real’s second. Near the end Fernando Hierro was sent off for handball on the goal-line, and Milinko Pantic converted the penalty for Atletico’s consolation goal.Sabri Lamouchi scored twice as Auxerre, profiting from Paris St-Germain’s shock 3-2 home defeat by Metz, swept to the top of the French league with a 4-0 win over Lille on Saturday.

The first red card came soon after the break, with Atletico’s Diego Simeone, for dissent, the culprit. The result leaves Atletico just five points ahead of Barcelona, who won 1-0 at Albacete with a second-half strike from Oscar Garcia.Real took the lead against the run of play in the first half through their right-back, Miguel Soler. He has played 439 Serie A matches and 61 in Serie B in a remarkable career with his only club, for whom a fourth title in five years now looks virtually inevitable.Real Madrid did Barcelona an unexpected favour on Saturday when they snatched a 2-1 win at the Spanish league leaders, Atletico, in a thrilling Madrid derby in which both sides were reduced to 10 men. Marco Simone added the second goal in the 65th minute.Baresi, whose career started in April 1978, ensured Milan kept a clean sheet in defence alongside Paolo Maldini, but his day was blemished by a second-half booking. European football

RUPERT METCALF
Making his 500th league appearance, Franco Baresi led Milan to a 2- 0 win at Piacenza yesterday that restored his side’s eight-point advantage at the top of Italy’s Serie A.Second-placed Juventus, the reigning champions, had temporarily reduced the deficit by defeating Parma 1-0 on Saturday, thanks to a second-half own goal by Parma’s goalkeeper, Luca Bucci, but Milan were in no mood for a slip-up yesterday.The French international midfielder, Marcel Desailly, put Milan ahead with a glancing header in the 52nd minute from a corner by Roberto Baggio. Crystal Palace: Vincent, Ndah, RobertsMan of the match: Ndah.Attendance: 13,214.. Three wins in 23 League games have seen Millwall drop from second to 17th, while Palace have climbed from 20th to third on the back of a run which has seen them lose just once in 20 matches.Goals: Hopkin (59) 0-1; Brown (77) 0-2; Rae (pen, 79) 1-2; Ndah (86) 1-3; Ndah (88) 1-4.Millwall (4-4-2): Keller; Lavin, Stevens, Van Blerk, Thatcher; Gordon, Rae, Neill (Fuchs, 70), Weir; Dolby (Webber, 72), Malkin.

Substitute not used: Connor.Crystal Palace (5-2-3): Martyn; Brown, Edworthy, Roberts, Davies, Vincent; Pitcher, Houghton; Hopkin, Veart, Ndah. Substitutes not used: Rodger, Dyer, Evans (gk).Referee: J Rushton (Stoke-on-Trent).Sending-off: Millwall: Van Blerk Bookings: Millwall: Webber, Gordon. By the end Palace were rampant, with George Ndah slicing through the home defence at will.How fortunes have changed since Millwall won the reverse First Division fixture in October. Most of what there was came from Crystal Palace, who initially rode their luck but ended the match completely on top.Jimmy Nicholl has presided over seven defeats in nine games since taking charge of Millwall, who were a shambles by the end. They look an unhappy team, although clearly not without talent.

Indeed, the outcome might have been very different had Nigel Martyn not saved Alex Rae’s first-half penalty.Palace had a further escape when Lucas Neill hit a post in the first minute of the second half, but once David Hopkin had put Dave Bassett’s team in front there was no looking back. Substitutes not used: Dreyer, Whittle.Referee: S Mathieson (Stockport).Bookings: Derby: Flynn. Stoke: Beeston.Man of the match: Gabbiadini.Attendance: 17,245.. PAUL NEWMAN

Millwall 1 Crystal Palace 4
Oh the joys of a south London derby: seven bookings, including two and a red card for Millwall’s Jason Van Blerk, two penalties, players squaring up to one another, a referee struggling to maintain control, fans invading the pitch and sections of the crowd spending most of the match snarling at one another.In an atmosphere of such malevolence it was surprising that there was any time for decent football at the New Den on Saturday.