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Club president Florentino Pérez led the Whites’ travelling party, according to the club’s website.

The team set out from the Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Baraja airport for a tow-hour flight to Manchester.

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The team then transferred to The Lowry hotel, where they will be based.

At 8pm tonight (7pm local time), the squad will complete their final training session, at the Etihad Stadium.

Madrid, trailing 1-2 are looking to secure a spot …

The 22-year-old forward has been in quarantine since the first week of July when it was discovered he had contacted the virus.

However, Bordeaux announced that he trained Sunday morning with the rest of the squad.

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He trained normally even though the session was behind closed doors.

“Kalu has returned to training this morning (on Sunday) after recovering from COVID-19,” the club wrote on Twitter.

He missed …

Chelsea have secured the last Champions League spot after finishing fourth place in the Premier League and denied Wolves a place in Europa championship.

Chelsea beat Wolves 2-0 to secure fourth place on Sunday.

Frank Lampard’s side needed a point from the potentially nervy encounter at Stamford Bridge in order to clinch a top-four place – but they stylishly grabbed all three.

Mason Mount’s delightful 25-yard curling free-kick and Olivier Giroud’s effort from close range were just 144 seconds apart on the stroke of half-time and they settled the contest.

According to Radio Kiss Kiss (via Tuttomercatoweb) which is supposedly Napoli’s official radio station, Victor Osimhen has already chosen a shirt number to wear ahead of his imminent move to the Italian Serie A club.

The Nigeria international has asked for the number 9 jersey used by former Tottenham Hotspur star Fernando Llorente in the 2019-2020 season.

The Napoli number 9 shirt has also been worn by Gonzalo Higuaín, Gianfranco Zola, Daniel Fonseca, Nicola Amoruso and Simone Verdi in the past.

The report added that Orestis …

Xavi, who now manages Qatar Stars League football club ”Al Sadd” will miss his side’s return to competitive action against Al Khor tonight.

In a post on Instagram, Xavi wrote: “A few days ago, following the @qsl protocol, I tested positive in the last COVID19 test.

“Fortunately, I’m feeling ok, but I will be isolated until I am given the all-clear. When the health services allow it, I will be very eager to return to my daily routine and to work.”