Atletico Madrid midfielder Tiago has been cleared to play after five months out, giving his side a boost entering a crucial final month of the season.
The club announced Tiago's recovery from a broken leg on Thursday, two days after securing their spot in the Champions League final.
The Portuguese had surgery in November but is now fit to return to action.
Good news! Tiago has been medically discharged and is available for @Simeone. ���� https://t.co/qkklMLTkRn pic.twitter.com/HzGlaxvt3Z
- Atleti English (@atletienglish) May 5, 2016
An Atletico statement read: "The Portuguese midfielder Tiago Mendes has been medically discharged after more than five months away from the playing fields.
"Our 'number five' suffered a displaced fracture in his right tibia on November 28 during the league encounter between our team and Espanyol at the Vicente Calderon.
"After a lot of hard work of recovery to overcome his injury, Tiago, who had already joined the group in training, is finally fit to compete and Diego Pablo Simeone can count on him for the matches the team is facing."
Before the May 28 European final against Real Madrid, Atletico will also attempt to steal the title in La Liga, where they are level on points with leaders Barcelona with two matches remaining.