Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid team-mates gear up for Champions League showdown with Tottenham
- Real Madrid host Tottenham in the Champions League on Tuesday night
- Both sides top Group H on six points having won their opening two games
- Borussia Dortmund face APOEL Nicosia in the group's other clash
Real Madrid trained on Monday ahead of their Champions League clash with Tottenham at the Bernabeu on Wednesday night.
Having collected six points from their first two games, the pair are sitting pretty at the top of Group H.
But with Borussia Dortmund set for a presentable six-pointer double-header with APOEL Nicosia, neither side will be wanting to wrest the early initiative.
Cristiano Ronaldo was pictured in training with his Real Madrid team-mates on Monday
Ronaldo stretches his legs as he prepares for the visit of Tottenham to Spain on Wednesday
The Portuguese international shows off his close control during Monday's session
Cristiano Ronaldo was flaunting his close control while Luka Modric looked in good spirits ahead of a reunion with his former side.
Real top the group on goal difference after dispatching of Dortmund 3-1 in the previous game thanks to Gareth Bale and a Ronaldo brace.
Having become the first club to successfully defend the Champions League in June, Zinedine Zidane is seeking an unprecedented third title in a row.
Though they are still odds-on to make the knockout rounds, Spurs will present a tough proposition and Mauricio Pochettino is determined to embrace the challenge.
Zinedine Zidane will be hoping to see his side make it three wins from three in Europe
Midfielder Luka Modric looked in high spirits as he prepares to face his former employers
Real Madrid want to build on their Group H wins over APOEL Nicosia and Borussia Dortmund
The Tottenham boss told AS: 'Real Madrid has something special, something that's impossible to describe and which you only feel when you play in the Bernabeu or against them.
'If you haven't played against Madrid in the Bernabeu it's like you haven't been baptised.
'I was with [former Real Madrid manager] Jorge Valdano last week and we talked about it, what the club means, the fans, the Bernabeu... it's something you can only feel.'
Ronaldo stretches to intercept the ball from left back Marcelo during a training exercise
Ronaldo and Karim Benzema (left) enjoy a break from training as they watch their team-mates
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