<p><span class="az1">Training in the rain</span><br/><br/><span class="subtitulo">Final session prior to the match in Alicante</span><br/><br/><span class="b">The King’s Cup is about to begin for the Whites. Alicante will be their rival in the Round of 32 and the match will be a good chance for those players who normally don’t play to prove their worth. Metzelder and Robben didn’t experience any problems during training.</span><br/><span class="par"></span></p><p><span class="par"><font color="#00ffff">Gabriel Heinze was the first to show his face, and when he saw the rain he exclaimed, “This looks like Manchester!” </font>The rest followed, including Cristoph Metzelder, who has been suffering from plantar fasciitis of late. Arjen Robben also showed signs of having recovered from his muscle strain. <p>After jogging and stretching with physical trainer Jordi García, the squad divided into two groups. One did ball work and played piggy-in-the-middle with Bernd Schuster, while the other tackled an obstacle course, jogging in zag-zag, progressively increasing intensity and working on strength and power. Pepe and Marcelo simply jogged with some members of the Medical Staff. </p><p>The squad prepared the tactics for tomorrow’s fixture against Alicante. The King’s Cup is a very important tournament for the Whites because they haven’t won it in a very long time.<br/></p></span></p><p>After jogging and stretching with physical trainer Jordi García, the squad divided into two groups. One did ball work and played piggy-in-the-middle with Bernd Schuster, while the other tackled an obstacle course, jogging in zag-zag, progressively increasing intensity and working on strength and power. Pepe and Marcelo simply jogged with some members of the Medical Staff. </p><p>The squad prepared the tactics for tomorrow’s fixture against Alicante. The King’s Cup is a very important tournament for the Whites because they haven’t won it in a very long time.<br/></p><p></p><p>After jogging and stretching with physical trainer Jordi García, the squad divided into two groups. One did ball work and played piggy-in-the-middle with Bernd Schuster, while the other tackled an obstacle course, jogging in zag-zag, progressively increasing intensity and working on strength and power. Pepe and Marcelo simply jogged with some members of the Medical Staff. </p><p>The squad prepared the tactics for tomorrow’s fixture against Alicante. The King’s Cup is a very important tournament for the Whites because they haven’t won it in a very long time.<br/></p>