Atlético Madrid forwards, Diego Costa and Arda Turan, trained normally, boosting their chances of being able to play against Real Madrid in the Champions League final on Saturday.
Costa, who injured his right thigh muscle in Atlético’s Spanish-title-clinching win at Barcelona last Saturday, had sought treatment in Belgrade, Serbia this week from a doctor specializing in using fluid derived from horse placentas to repair damaged cells.
Costa favoured his right leg at times but trained with the rest of the team and took part in all exercises.
Turan left Saturday’s 1-1 tie at Barcelona with a hip problem, but he also trained normally.
“We’ll evaluate both of them,” Atlético Coach, Diego Simeone, said.
In the other camp, Cristiano Ronaldo seems certain to be fit to lead Real Madrid’s attack in the final.
Ronaldo missed Madrid’s league match last weekend to rest an injured leg.
Real Coach Carlo Ancelotti said that Ronaldo “doesn’t have any problems” but acknowledged that he had lingering doubts about Ronaldo’s strike partner, Karim Benzema, and defender Pepe.
Benzema (hamstring) and Pepe (calf) have not trained this week.
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