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Sevilla´s Alves and Palop fit to face Spurs
SEVILLE, Spain (AFP) - Sevilla's Brazilian international right back Daniel Alves and first choice goalkeeper Andres Palop are fit to face Tottenham Hotspur, the club confirmed here Thursday.
The reigning UEFA Cup holders play host to the Londoners later Thursday in a UEFA Cup quarter-final first leg match which features arguably the two strongest teams remaining in the competition.
"Whoever wins this fixture, I think will go through to the final," said Sevilla coach Juande Ramos on Thursday.
Both players missed Sevilla's 0-0 draw at Osasuna in La Liga on Sunday with minor injury problems.
Alves sustained a mild ankle sprain playing for his country last week while Palop, who saved Sevilla with a headed goal in the dying second of normal time at Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk in the last round, has recovered from the muscle spasms in his leg that he was suffering from in training last week.
Sevilla club doctor Adolfo Munoz said both players had passed fitness tests on Wednesday.
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