Real Madrid's Kroos, Morata return for Dortmund test
Toni Kroos and Alvaro Morata have returned to the fray for Real Madrid's visit Wednesday from Borussia Dortmund, which rounds off the club's Champions League group commitments.
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Kroos suffered a foot injury in a 3-0 defeat of CD Leganes in early November, but Zinedine Zidane will welcome him back into contention after he didn't prove fit to feature in Saturday's 1-1 draw at Barcelona.
Morata, meanwhile, has been dealing with an Achilles problem, but could be returning ahead of schedule after missing the last seven competitive Los Blancos outings.
One notable exclusion is Mateo Kovacic, who started in the weekend's El Clasico. The Croatian appeared to go through that examination from the Blaugrana unscathed, so his cut could be down to Ancelotti resting the midfielder after a busy couple of months.
Only victory will do for Real Madrid if it's to advance into the Champions League's final 16, with Dortmund possessing a two-point cushion over the Spanish giant in Group F.
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