As the players players continued their preparation in Los Angeles de San Rafael they enjoyed a morning of rest, Martin Demichelis passed a medical to sign a new contract with Atletico Madrid.

The Argentine defender went straight to Segovia just before dinner, where he met his new teammates. With the introductions, he was quick to get changed and join the training session on Thursday, scheduled for six o'clock in the afternoon on the football field in Los Angeles de San Rafael.

The 29 players were put in the hands of trainer Oscar Ortega, responsible for directing the first part of the training. The first 25 minutes were abdominal work. After that they moved on to a power circuit, in which the red and whites worked for another 15 minutes.

To end the physical work, the players, divided into three groups, completed half hour of exercises to improve endurance. One group performed a demanding test and the other two completed the space of continuous run time.

The ball came in to play in the final part of a session which lasted two hours and 20 minutes. Diego Pablo Simeone worked on tactics of attack whilst Miguel Angel Gil Marin, CEO of the club, and Clemente Villaverde, counselor and general manager watched on. Both waited for the completion of the training, which was marked by a series of games in confined spaces.

The squad will face another difficult day on Friday with a triple workout. They’ll be up at 6.45am to begin training an hour later. At 13.00 hours, at the Vicente Calderon, will be the presentation of new signing Martin Demichelis.