Barcelona defender Eric Abidal was pronounced fully fit ahead of tonight's Champions League semifinal clash with Real Madrid. Abidal returns less than two months after having surgery to remove a tumor from his liver. Pep Guardiola does not expect Abidal to play, saying he's lost weight and needs time to work back in to match fitness, but the return of the French defender is a boost to a team suffering from a rash of injuries to it's defense.
Barcelona Vs. Real Madrid, 2011 Champions League Semifinal: Eric Abidal, Andres Iniesta Pronounced Fit
Midfielder Andres Iniesta was declared fit as well after he missed last week's first leg match with a calf strain. Iniesta hasn't played since Barca's 2-0 home victory over Osasuna on April 23rd.
Meanwhile, Jose Mourinho has included Cristiano Ronaldo in his squad for tonight's match after leaving the Portuguese midfielder out for Madrid's loss over the weekend to Real Zaragoza. Mourinho will be without Fernando Gago and Sami Khedira who are injured, along with Sergio Ramos (yellow card accumulation and Pepe (red card) who are both suspended for this match.
Barcelona Squad: Valdes, Oier; Abidal, Puyol, Alves, Pique, Bartra, Fontas; Mascherano, Busquets, Sergi Roberto, Thiago, Iniesta, Xavi, Keita, Afellay; Messi, Villa, Pedro, Jeffren.
Real Madrid Squad: Casillas, Dudek, Adan; Carvalho, Marcelo, Arbeloa, Albiol, Garay, Nacho; Granero, Lass, Kaka, Alonso, Di Maria, Ozil; Adebayor, Higuaín, Ronaldo, Benzema.
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