Paris Saint-Germain will be at close to full strength when they welcome bitter rivals Marseille to Parc des Princes for Le Classique on Sunday after Angel Di Maria, Marco Verratti and Thiago Motta were included in Unai Emery's squad.
Only playmaker Javier Pastore will be missing after winger Di Maria, as well as midfielders Verratti and Motta, recovered from recently sustained injuries to take their places in the 18-man group.
Talented defender Presnel Kimpembe and promising young attacker Jean-Kevin Augustin did not make the cut.
Di Maria suffered a back issue towards the end of PSG's 3-0 Champions League win over Basel on Wednesday, while Verratti developed a calf complaint during the same match. However, both have shaken off those respective issues to feature in Emery's squad.
Motta picked up a gluteal muscle problem during the recent international break and missed the 2-1 win away at Nancy in Ligue 1, as well as the Basel victory. The Italian veteran also returns to the group and Emery even hinted in his prematch news conference that he might start.
"He has made progress throughout the week and lost nothing physically," the Spaniard said of Motta's starting chances. "We will see how a few players are feeling. [Grzegorz] Krychowiak can play there and against Basel, Verratti started there before switching with [Adrien] Rabiot. It is a special position. We will see but I think yes [Motta could start]."
Pastore continues to recover from his recurring calf injury but the Argentina international is not ready to make his comeback just yet, despite making progress over the past week. Aside from El Flaco, though, the French champions will be at full strength for their grudge match with Marseille.
Fellow youth academy graduates Nanitamo Jonathan Ikone, Christopher Nkunku, Lorenzo Callegari, Remy Descamps and Alec Georgen join Kimpembe and Augustin in missing out on squad roles.