Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos will be fit for a decisive weekend in LaLiga s title race, news that also hands Spain a major boost for Euro 2020.
Eden Hazard, though, has sustained an injury that will rule him out on Saturday, after head coach Zinedine Zidane delivered a pre-match injury update at his news conference.
Real Madrid are two points behind leaders and city rivals Atletico Madrid ahead of the final round of fixtures.
Atleti travel to relegation-threatened Real Valladolid while Real Madrid are at home to seventh-placed Villarreal.
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If Atleti are crowned LaLiga champions it means Madrid will end the season without a major trophy, and there has been speculation that Zidane will quit as head coach.
But the presence of Ramos, who has been restricted to 15 top-flight appearances after sustaining a series of injuries this season, will lift the spirits of Madrid as well as giving Spain cause for cheer.
The defender has been out since he suffered a hamstring injury against Chelsea on May 5. That had been his first Madrid appearance for seven weeks after a previous absence.
Yes, tomorrow he will be with us, Zidane said about Ramos. Then, in the team, you will see him.
I would always take Sergio [to the Euros if I was in charge] – always, whatever happens. He is one who always gives everything.
Hazard has something. Not much, but we don t want to risk. If he doesn t train with the team, it s because something s wrong with him. That s it. So, he won t be there.
It is a special day; it is the last game of a league with difficulties. We know who we are going to play against, a team that is doing very well. We are going to strive to get the three points.
