Jude Bellingham (left) and Kylian Mbappe had been sidelined for several of Real Madrid's most recent fixtures
Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham have returned to Real Madrid's squad for their Champions League last-16 second leg at Manchester City on Tuesday.
France striker Mbappe, 27, wasdiagnosed with a left knee sprainat the beginning of March and has been missing from Real's line-up since their La Liga game against Osasuna on 21 February.
Bellinghamsustained a hamstring injuryless than 10 minutes into a league game against Rayo Vallecano on 1 February and left the field in tears.
The 22-year-old midfielder had initially been expected to miss about four weeks, but the injury was found to be more significant than first thought.
It had raised doubts about his availability for England's friendlies later this monthagainst Uruguay and Japan.
Real travel to Manchester in control of the tie, havingwon the first leg 3-0 at the Bernabeulast Wednesday when Federico Valverde scored a first-half hat-trick.
The margin of victory could have been greater, but City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma saved Vinicius Jr's penalty early in the second half.
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