ALL INTERNATIONALS RETURN AS REAL SOCIEDAD TRIP APPROACHES

The final training session of the week was completed on Thursday, with all eyes pointed in the direction of Sunday's visit to the Reale Arena in San Sebastián as we return to league action. All internationals were back at the training ground and were able to catch up with Diego Alonso after spending the last two weeks with their national teams. The majority were able to take part in his drills on the grass, with the exception of Marcos Acuña, who started for Argentina against Brazil on Tuesday night so spent the day in the gym recovering. Also sidelined were Erik Lamela and Suso, who have issues with their right leg and thigh, respectively. Both players are continuing their recovery.

The squad will train again tomorrow and on Saturday, before making setting off to the Basque Country on Saturday afternoon.