Can wins fitness race to make Liverpool's bench

Liverpool's German midfielder Emre Can runs during a Liverpool team training session at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine on May 25, 2018, on the eve of the UEFA Champions League final football match between Liverpool and Real Madrid.
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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.

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