Real Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini confirmed that both Lassana Diarra and Sergio Ramos are set to return to the Blanco lineup for the upcoming match against Athletic Bilbao on Saturday evening.
Also featuring in the squad list was midfielder Xabi Alonso, who was a doubt for the match, having suffered a knock to his knee in last weekend's encounter against Mallorca. After training normally he will be available for the tense affair at the San Mames, according to AS.
Pepe, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Gonzalo Higuain, and Rafael Van der Vaart were not in the squad list.
The entire squad list is as follows: Iker Casillas, Jerzy Dudek, Alvaro Arbeloa, Sergio Ramos, Raul Albiol, Ezequiel Garay, Christoph Metzelder, Fernando Gago, Lass Diarra, Marcelo, Guti, Royston Drenthe, Xabi Alonso, Esteban Granero, Kaka, Raul, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Karim Benzema.