Two of Mourinho's key players at Real Madrid have been declared fit again. One is Benzema, who along with Morata, the club's only available centre-forward. The other, Khedira, has replacements, but the Portuguese coach has always made it clear that the German is a fundamental part of his team.

However, it's highly probable that neither one of them will play 90 minutes against Athletic de Bilbao and Mourinho thinks that at least

one of them will start the game on the bench, thinking ahead to the Champions League game against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.

Both Khedira and Benzema trained with the rest of the squad on Wednesday. They now have two days to get match fit, especially the German. Sami doesn't want to take any risks. He's already relapsed once with the injury to the back of his left thigh. It happened during the Champions League game in Dortmund, where the German barely lasted 20 minutes on the pitch. The player relapsed with the injury he suffered 12 days earlier, during Germany’s game against the Republic of Ireland.

Benzema fell injured right after the league game against Zaragoza. He didn't play against Dortmund at the Bernabeu or against Levante. Mou might call him up this Saturday at the Bernabeu, but he especially wants him match-fit for the Champions League game in Manchester where Real Madrid wants to seal qualification for the next round from what is, without a doubt, the toughest group in this season’s tournament.