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Fit-again James ready for Leganes

James Rodriguez says he is fully fit for Real Madrid's clash with Leganes on Sunday after sitting out their Champions League trip to Warsaw.

The Colombia international did not travel with the squad for the 3-3 draw against Legia on Tuesday after sustaining a muscular injury.

"I am fine. It's not what they were saying, that I was badly injured. It was only something minor," he told RCN.  "They need to relax. I am fine and I am training.

"I wanted to play in the Champions League, but I have to be intelligent. When you feel something you have to stop a little. I spoke to the medical staff and I sat out a day, but now I'm training and I'll be ready for the weekend."

"I'm sure James has a lot of competition, he's at the biggest club in the world and competition is normal," he said, as quoted by EFE.

"I can see James playing a lot of games. He'll hopefully have a lot more minutes so we can enjoy his quality."