Physical and ball work at week's third training session

Bale joined up with the group and Sergio Ramos trained alone on the pitch for what was another maximum intensity session.

The third training session of the week at Real Madrid city was defined by high-intensity ball work. The Whites continued preparations for Sunday's game (4pm CET) against Sporting. All of the squad was out on the pitch for a session where Bale joined the group and Sergio Ramos did running work by himself. The Castilla player Marcos Llorente also participated in training.

Zidane's men began with gym work. Afterwards they headed to the pitch, and following a thorough warm up, they carried out possession drills as well as control and passing exercises. They then undertook a demanding sprint exercise and hit shots on goal. Lastly, they worked on attack-defence exercises in three teams. The goalkeepers carried out specific high-intensity training.