Lars Bender has been named in Bayer Leverkusen's starting lineup against Mainz in the Bundesliga this afternoon.
The 23-year-old has made a full recovery from a knee injury and will feature in the midfield at the BayArena.
Hungary international striker Adam Szalai will continue to lead the attack for Mainz.
Bayer Leverkusen: Leno, Wollscheid, Carvajal, Toprak, Kadlec, Rolfes, Bender, Castro, Bellarabi, Schurrle, Kiessling
Mainz: Wetklo, Svensson, Pospech, Noveski, Diaz, Caligiuri, Baumgartlinger, Soto, Muller, Ivanschitz, Szalai
