In preparation for their La Liga matchday 18 encounter against Alavés this Thursday at the Mendizorroza stadium (9:30 p.m. CET), Real Madrid was training at Real Madrid City. 

The team warmed up together with a series of joint exercises to begin the workout. After that, they practiced possession, pressing, tactics, and ball movement. Next, the players engaged in a number of single-player games. While Arda Güler exercised independently outside on the pitch, Valverde trained indoors. Vini Jr., Courtois, Militão, Carvajal, Camavinga, and so on with their individual recovery programmes.