Fit again Beckham back in Madrid squad

Real Madrid midfielder David Beckham and versatile centre-back Ivan Helguera have been passed fit to play in their side's Primera…

Real Madrid midfielder David Beckham and versatile centre-back Ivan Helguera have been passed fit to play in their side's Primera liga match against Athletic Bilbao tomorrow.

Both players trained normally with their team mates this morning and were included in the 18-man squad to face the Basque side at the Bernabeu.

England captain Beckham appeared to have shaken off the hamstring injury that forced him to miss Real's last two league game.

Helguera said that he was still suffering from pain as a result of a problem with his sciatic nerve but it would not stop him playing at the weekend.

Real are second in the league, a point behind Deportivo Coruna.

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