PARIS (Reuters) - Liverpool midfielders Fabinho and Thiago Alcantara have recovered from injury and will start against Real Madrid in Saturday's Champions League final.
Thiago was substituted with a muscle problem in the first half of Sunday's final Premier League game against Wolverhampton Wanderers and Fabinho has not played since hobbling off with a hamstring issue in the win at Aston Villa on May 10.
The Brazilian forward will be on the bench, with Real's substitutes having been so effective during their amazing run of comebacks against Paris St Germain, Chelsea and Manchester City. Far more Liverpool fans have travelled than those from Real Madrid and could be seen more than three hours before kickoff on a sun kissed Cours de Vincennes, one of Paris’ biggest avenues that was packed with about 50,000 Reds' supporters.
Real Madrid are bidding to win a fifth Champions League title in nine years and extend their record European Cup tally to 14 trophies.