Can wins fitness race to make Liverpool's bench

Liverpool midfielder Emre Can has overcome a back injury sustained in mid-March to make Jurgen Klopp's bench for Saturday's Champions League final against Real Madrid in Kyiv.

Klopp will again opt for a three-man midfield of Jordan Henderson, James Milner, and Georginio Wijnaldum, the same trio used in the semi-final second-leg versus Roma.

Can's return is a massive boost for Liverpool's threadbare midfield after Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain suffered a season- and World Cup-ending injury in the first leg against Roma.

Can, 24, is heavily linked with a move away from Anfield in the summer when his contract expires, with Juventus the favourite to secure the German international's services. He hasn't played since suffering a back worry against Watford on Mar. 18.