Bale, Benzema likely to be fit for Juve clash - Ancelotti


Atletico Madrid v Real Madrid - UEFA Champions League Quarter Final First Leg - Vicente Calderon, Madrid - Spain - 14/4/15. Real Madrid's Gareth Bale in action with Atletico Madrid's Koke Reuters / Paul Hanna

MADRID (Reuters) - Holders Real Madrid are likely to have forwards Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema back for next week's Champions League semi-final first leg at Juventus, coach Carlo Ancelotti said on Tuesday.

Wales winger Bale has been sidelined by a calf injury for just over a week, while France striker Benzema has not featured since hurting his knee in the Champions League quarter-final first leg at Atletico Madrid on April 14.

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