German defender Per Mertesacker has been given the all-clear to face Portugal today after suffering an injury scare in training.

The Arsenal centre-back, who was out for three months last season following ankle surgery in February, collided with team-mate Jerome Boateng from a corner in training but after initial concerns, was given the all-clear.

Mertesacker comes into the championship with just two games under his belt having played in last month’s friendlies against Switzerland and Israel, but yesterday he was declared fit to play.

With 81 appearances for Germany, Mertesacker looks set to partner either Borussia Dortmund’s Mats Hummels or Bayern Munich’s Holger Badstuber at centre-back.

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