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Originally Posted by Daily Star

The youngster was filmed during ITV4’s live coverage of Seville’s 4-2 penalties defeat of Portuguese giants Benfica on Wednesday night.

Fans claimed the girl in a red top shown clapping looked just like age-adjusted images of Madeleine, who vanished from her parents’ holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, in May 2007.

A picture of the girl in the crowd in Turin, Italy, went viral as hundreds became convinced it was Madeleine, who would now be 11.

Some claimed she even shared the missing girl’s distinctive flawed eye.

The photo was retweeted to the Met Police which is conducting a £6million hunt for Madeleine.

One football fan who posted the picture of the girl on Twitter wrote: “Looks like Madeleine at the Seville game.” Another added: “Definitely does look like her! Unreal how much!”

One user said: “Please don’t tell me this is Madeleine McCann, she has the same mark on her left eye.’’

A source close to the McCanns said while the girl in the photo bore some resemblance to images of how Madeleine may look now, the apparent flaw was in the wrong eye.

Madeleine’s defect should be in her right eye while the girl in the crowd’s appears to be in the left one. ********.gif

“What is encouraging is that it shows everyone is still looking for Madeleine,’’ said a friend of the family.

“That will give her family great strength.”

New ground searches near the apartment the McCanns were staying in when their daughter disappeared are expected to start within days.

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