The intense training and diet regime of Real Madrid coach Juande Ramos is already having an affect. Real's players have shed on average two kilograms since Ramos' arrival, with fitness coach Marcos Alvarez and nutrition chief Luis Serratosa quickly getting down to work.

One Real player admitted to AS: "If your weight climbs just a little, you're dropped. Juande won't forgive you."

The results of Ramos' approach speak for itself - six wins on the trot.

While at Tottenham, Ramos and his staff took heavy criticism for trying to get his players to stick to a new diet regime. Players would complain they were entering games light headed and frail because of the change in eating habits.