Tough fixtures with Villarreal and Las Palmas await Real Madrid in the coming days, so it was a welcome boost to have Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale back in full training on Monday.
After being told not to travel to face Espanyol on the weekend as a precaution, the duo's respective flu and thigh issues have cleared sufficiently enough to be at full pace ahead of the midweek fixture.
Taking part in the full session at Valdebebas, the wingers were joined by Martin Odegaard, Enzo Zidane, and Alex Craninx as those who played in Catalunya were treated to a light day's training.
When the Yellow Submarine abscond on the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, it will be on the back of three straight victories under new coach Fran Escriba, and Los Blancos are set to be without midfielder Casemiro.
The Brazilian picked up a painful calf injury on Sunday and worked away from the team, as did centre-back Pepe.
