SAMPAOLI'S MEN GET BACK TO WORK AHEAD OF OSASUNA CLASH

The first team squad were back to work this Wednesday after two rest days, with the target of Champions League qualification achieved. Mariano, Escudero, Franco Vázquez and Nasri, all of whom missed out at the Bernabéu through injury, trained with the group under the medical staff's control. Vicente Iborra and Rami went out onto the pitch for the team talk before coming off to work alone. The Frenchman is showing positive signs of progress, while Iborra will undergo a scan this Thursday to establish his availability for Saturday's match against Osasuna. Nico Pareja, for his part, who was taken off at half-time on Sunday, underwent recovery treatment after suffering a grade I sprain in his right knee. It is thought he will be out for 7-10 days.