Final training session of Real Madrid in preparation for game against Betis

Final training session of Real Madrid in preparation for game against Betis

José Mourinho involved the Castilla player Casemiro for the third consecutive day

Diego Jabalquinto

The Whites completed their final training session at the Real Madrid Football City in preparation for game against Betis at the Santiago Bernabéu (6pm, C+ Liga and Gol T), which is their 32nd league fixture of the season. José Mourinho had 22 players available from the first-team squad plus Casemiro, from Castilla, for

The training session held at the Real Madrid Football City began with the squad being split into two groups. The first included Casillas, Diego López, Adán and Jesús. The four goalkeepers followed a specific training programme under the direction of the goalkeeping coach Silvino Louro, who put them through their paces with the ball at their feet in goals of a reduced size.
The second group included the outfield players. The 19 players began the session with an intensive warm-up programme combined with various stretching exercises. They then carried out a set of physical activities with group sprints before work with the ball began as they were split into two large groups of nine and ten players. Albiol, Varane, Nacho, Sergio Ramos, Di María, Callejón, Xabi Alonso, Higuaín and Cristiano Ronaldo were in the first group and the other players were in the second, while the technical staff closely monitored the work done by all the players.