Real Madrid’s preparation for their Spanish Super Cup semi-final against Athletic Bilbao in Malaga on Thursday has been less than ideal.
Zinedine Zidane’s stars arrived in Pamplona on Friday ahead of a LaLiga game with Osasuna the following day, with the travelling party reportedly stuck in their plane for five hours after it was unable to take off due to the treacherous conditions of Storm Filomena, which has blanketed large parts of Spain with heavy snow.
There were real doubts over whether the game would take place before a 0-0 draw was played out, with Los Blancos now just one point behind arch-rivals Atletico Madrid, albeit having played three games more.
Madrid-Barajas Airport, which closed on Friday night due to the conditions, is due to reopen on Monday for arrivals, according to Spain’s Minister of Transport Jose Luis Abalos.
Real therefore have to remain in Pamplona for a third straight night and have decided to fly on Monday morning to Malaga, the venue for their match with Athletic.
A return to Madrid on Monday before flying out to Andalusia was deemed unfeasible by the club due to the hazardous conditions and potential further chaos that could result, according to Marca.
Abalos defended Real’s decision to fly to Pamplona, saying: ‘The airport was operative, but with difficulties…the pilot had the last word and he considered that there were conditions to take off safely.’
Credit: dailymail.co.uk
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