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21 July 2008
Arancha Díaz (Irdning) / Translation by Michael J. O'Donnell
Flight IB4856 landed in Graz two hours and fifteen minutes after it left Madrid, carrying the entire team and journalists from 18 different media who regularly cover Real Madrid. As soon as they landed, the Whites took a bus to the Scholss Pichlarn Hotel in Irdning.
The players and the coaching staff read, slept, listened to music or used their computers during the flight.
Robinho, who wasn't with the team in the Algarve, has rejoined the team for their stay in Austria. The squad has also been enhanced by Castilla players Juanmi Callejón, Felipe Ramos, Chema Antón and Dani Parejo. Twenty-three players on the squad, 26 Club employees and 37 journalists made up a total of 86 people in the Real Madrid expedition.
Work will begin on Tuesday with a double session at 10:00 and 18:00. The team's first game will take place on Sunday against Austrian side Lask Linz.