Puyol to be fit to face Real Madrid
Barcelona defenders Carles Puyol and Gabriel Milito have recovered from injuries to be included in the squad to play Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final first leg tomorrow.
Spain international Puyol missed the King's Cup final defeat to Real last week and Saturday's league victory over Osasuna with a muscle strain but returns for the third Clasico in the space of 12 days.
Milito, who tweaked a muscle in the cup final, has also recovered but Brazilian full-back Maxwell misses out with a groin problem. Coach Pep Guardiola now has options in defence despite Eric Abidal and Adriano Correia also being out.
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