Shortly after 09:15, the squad took to the pitch at La Rosaleda’s Annexe. The players began with recovery work in three separate groups before coming together for a series of ball drills and tactical exercises. Juan Cruz, who is dealing with muscle tightness, trained separately from the group, while Alfonso Herrero, Ramón, Moussa, Juanpe and Murillo continued with their individual recovery programmes.

The team will enjoy two days off over the weekend before returning to work on Monday. They will have a double training session that day, with the morning session taking place at La Rosaleda’s Annexe and the afternoon session at Hotel Atalaya Park, where they will remain in concentration until Friday. Then, the squad will travel to Ceuta to take part in the Ciudad de Ceuta Cup. Before that, on Thursday, Málaga will play their third preseason friendly against Al Arabi at Marbella Football Center.