Marcelo named in Real Madrid squad

The Brazil international missed the Santiago Bernabeu club's last fixture against Atletico Madrid, but is fit to be included in Jose Mourinho's 20-man group.Real Madrid have confirmed that Marcelo has been included in their squad to face Sporting Gijon on Saturday.The Brazilian full-back missed the recent derby fixture against Atletico Madrid, which the current La Liga leaders won 4-1, due to injury.However, after returning to training on Friday, the South American defender has been included in Jose Mourinho's group for the fixture at the Santiago Bernabeu.Xabi Alonso is suspended and is therefore unavailable, whilst Lassana Diarra, Ricardo Carvalho and Hamit Altintop have been excluded by the Portuguese trainer.