Article
18 December 2008
Alberto Navarro / Translation by Matthew Goltz
Real Madrid trained on pitch 2 at Valdebebas on Thursday in continued preparations for Saturday's home match against Valencia. Miguel Torres and Ramos were back in action with the group, and Wesley Sneijder jogged alone. Raúl is still out with the flu.
Thursday's session began with the customary jog followed by stretching and possession games.
Miguel Torres was back in action with the squad and is recovering nicely from a torn left hamstring. Sergio Ramos was also back on the turf after the flu prevented him from participating on Wednesday.
Wesley Sneijder jogged in solitary and is doing everything in his power to be fit for Saturday's match.
Álvaro López, who plays for Real Madrid's Under-20 A side, was the ninth youth teamer to train under the orders of Juande Ramos. Opare, Palanca and Agus also took part.
Pepe stayed indoors to work out in the gym, where he was joined by Huntelaar and Parejo. Raúl, meanwhile, is still dealing with the flu and stayed home.