Bayern's Ballack set to play against Real

Bayern Munich playmaker Michael Ballack should be fit to play against Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday.

The German champions said on Monday that the Germany midfielder, who had been nursing bronchitis, had trained on Sunday.

"From a medical point of view there's no longer any problem," said team doctor Wolfgang Peter.

Coach Ottmar Hitzfeld said Ballack would, at worst, be on the bench for the first leg of the first knockout round in Munich and would decide himself on Tuesday whether to start.

Ballack missed Germany's 2-1 win over Croatia in a friendly last week and Saturday's 1-0 Bundesliga victory over Hamburg SV.

Goalkeeper Oliver Kahn, who missed Saturday's game because of a painful back, also trained on Sunday and should be available.