El Rayo exercises in Valdebebas

El Rayo will move to Valdebebas on Wednesday and Thursday. The franjirroja squad trained this morning, from 10:00 am, on one of the artificial grass pitches belonging to the Real Madrid facilities. The white club has yielded it to the rayista for the impossibility of training in the Ciudad Deportiva and the Vallecas stadium these days. Thus, Iraola's men can continue preparing their appointment with Elche in the Copa on Saturday (Vallecas, 12:00 hours).

El Rayo returned to work yesterday, after the storm 'Filomena' that has wreaked havoc in the Community of Madrid and prevented his travel to Miranda last Friday. The red-reds used a lane of the Sports City, which had been cleared of snow with shovels, to be able to carry out continuous running. In addition, a covered area was set up – yes, in the open air – for cycling, weights … as well as other exercises with the ball.

The Vallecano complex he trained yesterday individually (today he did it in groups), since last week the positives from two players and contact from five others. To which two more positives from the coaching staff and four other contacts within the staff. On Tuesday a PCR was carried out on the squad and tomorrow Thursday —48 hours before the cup's appointment — it will be repeated..

On the other hand, the Madrid entity is already removing the snow from the stadium. As revealed Union LightningThis morning, several workers – equipped with small machines – began to remove the thick white layer accumulated on the pitch.