Real Madrid have upped their training regime as they get ready to face Athletic Club in the Copa del Rey quarter-final by doing an unusual fitness test on Thursday.
Hypoxia masks were used on Thursday by those in action, though Carlo Ancelotti was missing Vinicius Junior, Casemiro, Eder Militao, Rodrygo Goes and Fede Valverde.
Fitness coach Antonio Pintus used the session as a mini pre-season with no game this weekend. With the next fixture not until February 3, Pintus took advantage to put his players’ fitness to the test.
Some members of the squad took part in high-intensity exercises with an oxygen mask which was previously used in the summer.
Marco Asensio and Mariano Diaz trained away from the squad as they continue their recovery, while Dani Carvajal worked alone following his return to action after a spell on the sidelines due to Covid-19.
