Gareth Bale and Navas to return against Fuenlebrada

Real Madrid will have the duo of Gareth Bale and Keylor Navas back for their round of 32 Copa del Rey second leg clash with Fuenlebrada at the Bernabeu, Zidane has confirmed.

This will be the first time Bale will be playing for the first team in about two months. The Welshman suffered a calf injury in the 3-1 win over Dortmund in the Champions League on September 26 and has not played since then. He suffered a thigh problem during his recovery that further prolonged his return.

The idea is that tomorrow he’s available and can play.

Zidane said in his press conference ahead of the game via the club's website.

The way that the game is going will guide our decision. I don’t know exactly how long he’ll play.

Goalkeeper Keylor Navas was on the bench during the 3-2 win over Malaga on Saturday. The Real Madrid manager has given the clearest indication that the Costa Rican is ready for a start.

Keylor Navas is over his injury(ies) and is fit. He'll be available tomorrow. That's good news

Zidane also confirmed that Kovacic may play the whole game, but captain Sergio Ramos will sit out the game. Ramos suffered a fractured nose in the Madrid derby and has been out since then.

Sergio Ramos isn’t going to play tomorrow, while Kovacic has been training with us regularly for some time now and I hope that he’ll be able to play the whole game tomorrow.

Real Madrid won the first leg of the tie 2-0 away and are expected to round things  off at the Bernabeu on Tuesday.

Zidane will most likely bench the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema for the match, to give the fringe players within the squad some playing time.