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Good news for Munich fans - midfielder Sebastian Deisler has recovered from a knee injury and was included in Bayern's squad for the first time in eight months, while defender Lucio, who has been out for almost a month, is also returning to the team and preparing for Saturday's match against the league leaders "Stuttgart" club.
The often injured 26-year-old German national team player S.Deisler missed the last two World Cups due to a serious knee injury and also spent a long time out of games due to depression.
"In the last two weeks, he has made a huge impression and no longer feels any pain in his knee," said Bayern's head coach Felix Magath.
Midfielder Lucio from Brazil will also join the team, who suffered a shin injury on October 21 in the match lost 3-1 against Bremen's "Werder".
"Everything is going in the right direction," Lucio said on Tuesday as he returned to the team's training sessions on the club's website. "I no longer have any problems and hope to be ready for Saturday's match."
Bayern hopes that their forward Lukas Podolski, who also did not play due to a shin injury, will return to training later this week.
England's midfielder Owen Hargreaves and French defender Valerien Ismael are both recovering from leg fractures. Hargreaves may return to the team next week, but Ismael will not be able to play until the New Year.
Currently, Bayern is in 4th place in the Bundesliga standings and has won only half of the 12 games played. "Stuttgart" leads the championship, surpassing the Bavarian footballers by 4 points.
