gotta say
Barca, Puyol and Milito are back !
and Carvalho is out on suspension for Real Madrid.
Quote:
Barcelona have been buoyed by the news that Carles Puyol will be fit for Wednesday's Champions League clash with Real Madrid.
The defender has recovered from a leg strain, picked up in the recent 1-1 La Liga draw with Real and led to him missing both the Copa del Rey final and the weekend win over Osasuna.
As well as the news on their skipper, Barca say Gabriel Milito is also fit again but full-back Maxwell is sidelined with a groin strain and coach Pep Guardiola believes that Real hold the advantage going into the first-leg.
"We are not going [to Madrid] in the best condition but in mental terms we will travel to the Bernabeu with a lot of enthusiasm," the Camp Nou boss said.
"We accept that Madrid are favourites, they have earned that in the last few weeks, and we'll try to turn that around."
Real will be without Ricardo Carvalho for the first leg of the semi-final, because he is suspended, while injured midfielder Sami Khedira is set to be replaced by Lassana Diarra.
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