Working session without the starters
Simeone rested the players who were part of the starting lineup against Almeria. Dani Aranzubia continues recovery from injury which saw him miss the league game.
The first team returned to Majadahonda Sports City on Sunday morning as the preparation starts for the game against Russian side Zenit at the Calderon (Wednesday 18th, 20:45h.) The first game of Group G in the Champions League.The session was made up of players who did not started against Almeria.
Manquillo, Óliver, Arda Turan, Leo Baptistão, Mario, Miranda, Alderweireld, Insua, Guilavogui, Cristian Rodriguez and Adrian were the players who trained for 80 minutes. In addition, the group was completed by Bono, Monsalve, Borja, David, Ruben and Alvaro Perez.
Dani Aranzubia, who injured the little finger of his left hand during training last Thursday, is recovering well. The goalkeeper worked in the gym before going out to do some ball work.
The group performed stretching exercises, Rondos and pressure work in confined space. All the squad was called up for the 10am session on Monday morning.
