Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane oversees training ahead of the Uefa Champions League final. Gabriel Bouys / AFP

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Real Madrid take part in training session ahead of bid for historic Uefa Champions League title - in pictures

Spanish side will aim to become the first team to win the tournament three times in a row

The National

May 22, 2018

As the Uefa Champions League final fast approaches, Real Madrid players and staff were out in the Spanish sunshine on Tuesday putting the final touches to their preparations.

On Saturday, Madrid take on Liverpool aiming to claim a historic third successive Champions League title. No team has ever won the trophy three times in a row in its current format, and not since Bayern Munich in the 1970s when it was the European Cup.

Have a scroll through the photo gallery to check out the best pictures from Madrid's most recent training session. To move on to the next image, click on the arrows, or if using a mobile device, simply swipe.

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