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You won't believe what Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane has made his players do
ZINEDINE ZIDANE resorted to a bizarre training workout for his Real Madrid players on New Year's Eve.
Zinedine Zidane has resorted to a bizarre training method
While most were preparing for see 2018 in, Real boss Zidane had other ideas before he let his players off.
The Real Madrid stars took part in a routine training session - at least at first.
But Zidane then ordered his players to take off their boots and put on trainers, according to Spanish newspaper Marca.
He then told them to run up and down the stairs of the Bernabeu under the watchful eye of fitness coach Antonio Pintus.
Zinedine Zidane has got his Real Madrid players to run up and down stairs
Pintus watched carefully as the side completed the strange workout which was completely new to much of the team.
Players had to sprint from the front row to the back of the lower tier, which is 40 metres away from the turf of the playing surface.
Marca say players were told they must not skip a step with Pintus ensuring they did just that.
Real are 14 points behind Barcelona in the La Liga table, although they do have a game in hand.