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Real Madrid training. Reuters
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Real Madrid's Gareth Bale and Casemiro during training. Reuters
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Real Madrid's French forward Karim Benzema. AFP
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Real Madrid's Welsh forward Gareth Bale attends a training session at the Real Madrid City sports facilities in Madrid. AFP
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Real Madrid's Brazilian defender Marcelo. AFP
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Real Madrid's Spanish defender Dani Carvajal. AFP
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Real Madrid's Eden Hazard during training. Reuters
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Real Madrid's Gareth Bale and Casemiro during training. Reuters
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Real Madrid squad during training. Reuters
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Marcelo during training. Reuters
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Real Madrid's Eden Hazard during training. Reuters
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Real Madrid's Luka Modric and Casemiro. Reuters
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Real Madrid's Eden Hazard, Vinicius Junior and teammates during training. Reuters
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General view of a tattoo on the leg of Real Madrid's Marcelo. Reuters
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Real Madrid's Gareth Bale and Luka Modric during training. Reuters
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Real Madrid's French coach Zinedine Zidane. AFP
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Real Madrid's Thibaut Courtois, Raphael Varane and Mariano Diaz during training. Reuters
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Real Madrid's coach Zinedine Zidane attends a training session at the Real Madrid City sports facilities in Madrid on the eve of their UEFA Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain. AFP
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Real Madrid training. Reuters
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Real Madrid's Gareth Bale and Casemiro during training. Reuters
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Real Madrid's French forward Karim Benzema. AFP
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Real Madrid's Welsh forward Gareth Bale attends a training session at the Real Madrid City sports facilities in Madrid. AFP
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Real Madrid's Brazilian defender Marcelo. AFP
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Real Madrid's Spanish defender Dani Carvajal. AFP
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Real Madrid's Eden Hazard during training. Reuters
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Real Madrid's Gareth Bale and Casemiro during training. Reuters
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Real Madrid squad during training. Reuters
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Marcelo during training. Reuters
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Real Madrid's Eden Hazard during training. Reuters
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Real Madrid's Luka Modric and Casemiro. Reuters
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Real Madrid's Eden Hazard, Vinicius Junior and teammates during training. Reuters
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General view of a tattoo on the leg of Real Madrid's Marcelo. Reuters
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Real Madrid's Gareth Bale and Luka Modric during training. Reuters
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Real Madrid's French coach Zinedine Zidane. AFP
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Real Madrid's Thibaut Courtois, Raphael Varane and Mariano Diaz during training. Reuters
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Real Madrid's coach Zinedine Zidane attends a training session at the Real Madrid City sports facilities in Madrid on the eve of their UEFA Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain. AFP
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Real Madrid training. Reuters
Industrial-scale booing awaits Neymar and Gareth Bale as Real Madrid host Paris Saint-Germain
Both stars have had fractious relations with the Bernabeu and will be facing the heat during their Champions League clash
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