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Atletico Madrid star Carrasco available to face Real Madrid after injury

The winger suffered a collarbone injury against Villarreal a week ago but has been included in the squad travelling to the Santiago Bernabeu

Yannick Carrasco is a surprise inclusion in the Atletico Madrid squad for the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against local rivals Real Madrid.

The Belgian winger suffered a collarbone injury in Atleti's 1-0 defeat to Villarreal on April 25 and had not been expected to return in time for the trip to the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday.

But the 23-year-old has unexpectedly been passed fit to provide a boost for Diego Simeone, who is without injured defenders Jose Gimenez, Sime Vrsaljko and Juanfran.