The team completed their first training session of the week at Real Madrid City and began preparations for the game on matchday 12 of LaLiga, when they will visit Mestalla to take on Valencia (Saturday, 9 pm CET).

The training session got underway with warm-up and stretching. The players then carried out exercises in possession, ball control, playing out from the back and pressing. They then played a series of demanding small-sided games and finished with a series of running drills. Rüdiger worked out inside the facilities, while Alaba, Courtois, Rodrygo and Carvajal continued with their respective recovery programmes.