Xabi Alonso rejoined the squad for the penultimate session of the week and seems to have recovered from his injury. Van Nistelrooy, Van der Vaart, Higuain, Metzelder and Pepe did recovery exercises in the gym.

Fitness trainer Jose Cabello asked his men to be quick and focus during the physical workouts. The players jogged around the pitch and then did ball work, sepcifically focusing on touch on ball and distribution.

Real Madrid will train again tomorrow to put the finishing touches to their tactics for the match against Athletic Bilbao on Saturday (20:00 CET).

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