Morientes fitness boost

Fernando Morientes has handed Real a huge boost by returning to full training after recovering from a thigh strain.

The 25-year-old frontman has been confined to the club's gym for the past two weeks in a race to return to full fitness after falling injured at the start of the season.

It is unlikely that he will be included in the squad for Wednesday's Champions League match against Anderlecht, but he is expected to be involved when Real travel to Valladolid in the league on Saturday.

Meanwhile, striker Jose Maria Gutierrez 'Guti' is still out injured and has not been able to attend the training sessions this week, while Brazilian Savio Bortolini, who is resting with a throat infection, has also been absent.