Despite all the announcements that Marcelo would not be playing until March, on Monday the player returned to training with Madrid's "Real" team and will travel with the team to the Champions League match in Rome.
Meanwhile, the other two injured "Real" players - Pepe and Gareth Bale - have not yet returned to training with the team and are continuing their rehabilitation in Madrid. According to initial forecasts, Bale was supposed to return to the field, but the treatment of his injury took longer than expected and it is still unclear whether he will be able to play in the "La Liga" matches this weekend.
The team's coach Zinedine Zidane hopes that Pepe will be fit to return to the squad on Sunday. This player will be needed because in the last game, Raphael Varane received a red card and will have to miss the upcoming matches.
The best news is related to Marcelo's health. Although it was thought that the player would be out for at least a few weeks due to his injury, he returned to training with the team just one week after being sidelined. After missing the match against "Atletic Bilbao", he trained with the team on Monday and will be ready to step onto the field in Wednesday's Champions League match.
The 20 players who will travel to Rome with the "Real" team for the Champions League match are: Navas, Casilla, Ruben Yanez, Ramos, Varane, Arbeloa, Carvajal, Danilo, Marcelo, Nacho, Kroos, Casemiro, Isco, James Rodriguez, Modric, Kovacic, Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema, Jese, Lucas Vazquez.
