Centre back Jonathan Woodgate has been named in the Real Madrid squad for their league game at Celta Vigo on Sunday after a three-week lay off with a calf problem.
He suffered a minor ankle strain in a practice match in October and then sustained the hamstring injury at the start of November when he was about to be recalled to the England squad.
Woodgate sustained his injury on January 8, just a week after returning from a two-month lay-off because of a torn hamstring.
His career has been blighted by injury problems in recent years. He joined Real in August 2004 with a serious thigh injury and did not make his debut until over a year later.
Real are fourth in the Primera Liga, three points ahead of Celta who returned to the top flight at the start of the season.
