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Paris Saint-Germain will have Neymar available for Tuesday’s Champions League last-16 tie against Real Madrid.
Neymar, who turned 30 earlier this month, has not played since suffering an ankle ligament injury in a win over Saint-Etienne in November.
However, the Brazil forward returned to training over the last week, with Mauricio Pochettino confirming on Monday that he could be considered for selection.
It has now been confirmed that Neymar is in the squad, with PSG revealing their 24-man selection ahead of Tuesday’s game.
Neymar, who has scored only three goals this season, seems unlikely to start in Paris, with Pochettino having said: “We have to be careful. Sometimes what we want doesn’t fit with the reality of the situation.”
He is joined in the squad by Lionel Messi – who scored 26 goals in 45 appearances against Madrid for Barcelona – and Kylian Mbappe, who may well be playing for Los Blancos next season.
As expected, Sergio Ramos will not be fit to face his former club, though Pochettino is able to call on the services of ex-Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas, while Ander Herrera has also returned to the fold after missing the win over Rennes on Friday, as has Idrissa Gueye following his successful Africa Cup of Nations campaign with Senegal.
Karim Benzema was Madrid’s big injury concern heading into Tuesday’s first leg, but the France striker was included in Carlo Ancelotti’s squad, which was confirmed on Monday.
