Real Madrid boosted by Marcelo return

Marcelo has returned to training with Real Madrid, providing Zinedine Zidane a fitness boost ahead of next week’s Champions League last-16 trip to Paris Saint-Germain.

The left-back was a doubt for the game after suffering a hamstring injury during a La Liga match against Real Betis last month.

But the Brazilian was back in training for Madrid on Thursday, giving the 29-year-old a chance of facing PSG at the Parc des Princes on 6 March.

Marcelo scored Madrid’s last goal in a 3-1 defeat of PSG in the opening leg.

PSG coach Unai Emery is set to be without star man Neymar due to a foot injury.

Luka Modric and Toni Kroos are on the sidelines for Madrid as the midfielders are out of action with hamstring and knee injuries respectively.

⚽🔙💪 @MarceloM12
and @JesusVallejo are back training with the rest of the group!#RMCity pic.twitter.com/v4n9xaHjmB

— Real Madrid C.F.🇺🇸🇬🇧 (@realmadriden) March 1, 2018