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Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane welcomes return of injured trio

Zinedine Zidane admits that the return to action of Gareth Bale, Keylor Navas and Mateo Kovacic is a major boost for Real Madrid heading into the final month of the year.

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has admitted that he is "happy" to have Gareth Bale, Keylor Navas and Mateo Kovacic back in his plans following the trio's return to action.

Navas and Kovacic were both handed starts in Tuesday night's Copa del Rey meeting against lower-league opposition Fuenlabrada, while Bale - out for the last two months - came off the bench for the final 30 minutes.

Zidane is pleased to have a near fully-fit squad to choose from once again, with young Spanish midfielder Marco Asensio the only big-name absentee heading into the final month of the year.

"I'm so happy for Gareth, Keylor and Mateo because they've been out for a while," he told reporters. "They're key players and seeing that they're ready for these next games makes me happy.

"I thought that Keylor did well and he's pleased with things. I don't think that he could have done any better on the first goal."

Bale claimed an assist in the 2-2 draw at the Bernabeu, which proved enough for Los Blancos to book a place in the next round as they prevailed 4-2 on aggregate.

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