Real Madrid president Florentino Perez visited the players yesterday at their Valdebebas training HQ. Perez and his No2 José Angel Sánchez attended training and later the president gave the squad a motivational speech.

Marca reports Perez declared: "You've got to give your all in the matches that are left. We are on track and fighting for everything.

"We're very close to success. It's almost in the bag, and now we have to go for broke.

"I ask you for one last effort."