Real Madrid begin group training

SHOWS: MADRID, SPAIN (MAY 18, 2020) (REAL MADRID TV - MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO. NO RESALE.)

1. REAL MADRID COACH ZINEDINE ZIDANE WEARING PROTECTIVE FACE MASK

2. DEFENDER, MARCELO SHOOTING AND SCORING

3. CAPTAIN, SERGIO RAMOS SHOOTING AND SCORING

4. RAMOS

5. DEFENDER, EDER MILITAO HAVING HIS SHOT SAVED BY GOALKEEPER THIBAUT COURTOIS

6. FORWARD, KARIM BENZEMA HAVING HIS SHOT SAVED BY GOALKEEPER ALPHONSE AREOLA

7. MILITAO SHOOTING AND SCORING

8. MIDFIELDER CASEMIRO SHOOTING AND SCORING

9. BENZEMA DRIBBLING, SHOOTING AND SCORING

10. RAMOS DRIBBLING, SHOOTING AND SCORING

11. MIDFIELDER, TONI KROOS JOGGING

12. WINGER, GARETH BALE DRIBBLING, SHOOTING AND SCORING

13. MIDFIELDER LUKA MODRIC DRIBBLING, SHOOTING AND SCORING

14. FORWARD, VINICIUS JUNIOR, DRIBBLING, SHOOTING AND SCORING

15. MARCELO'S SHOT SAVED BY COURTOIS

16. RAMOS SHOOTING AND SCORING

17. BALE SHOOTING AND SCORING

18. VINICIUS JUNIOR JOGGING

19. MIDFIELDER, BRAHIM DIAZ SHOOTING AND SCORING

20. BENZEMA DRIBBLING, SHOOTING AND SCORING

21. WINGER, EDEN HAZARD DRIBBLING

22. (SOUNDBITE) (English) REAL MADRID WINGER, EDEN HAZARD, SAYING:

"Very good, very good to be back on the pitch, to work you know with the boys. Now we just need to wait for the games, but I'm very, very happy,"

23. HAZARD SHOOTING AND SCORING

24. (SOUNDBITE) (English) REAL MADRID WINGER, EDEN HAZARD, SAYING:

"No, now is better. We can train more like we like to do it. You know the first week off was a bit strange, but now we can be back in a group and with goalkeepers as well, so it's more like we want, you know. So, now we just want to be all together and try to work as a group."

25. HAZARD DRIBBLING, SHOOTING AND SCORING

26. HAZARD JOGGING

STORY: Real Madrid began group training on Monday (May 18) for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted sport worldwide in March.

Real joined clubs across Spain's top two divisions in training in groups of up to 10 players after getting the green light from the government to move into the penultimate stage of the league's four-phase plan to return to action.

Organising body La Liga have said they hope to resume the final 11 rounds of matches, which will be played without spectators, from June 12, although the return to competition requires the approval of the government.

Winger Eden Hazard expressed his delight at not only being back in training following an ankle injury which required surgery in March, but also being able to do so with the squad.

(Production: Stefan Haskins)