Inter Milan train ahead of Champions League top spot battle with Real Madrid

Italian champions need to win to take spot in Group D on Tuesday night

Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez and midfielder Arturo Vidal attend a training session of at Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain ahead of the Group D Uefa Champions League match against Real Madrid. EPA

Lautaro Martinez and Arturo Vidal attend a training session at Santiago Bernabeu. EPA

Inter Milan manager Simone Inzaghi leads a training session at Santiago Bernabeu. EPA

Inter Milan's Lautaro Martinez (C) and Arturo Vidal (3-R) attend a training session of the team at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, 06 December 2021, on the eve of their Group D UEFA Champions League against Real Madrid. EPA / Javier Lopez

Simone Inzaghi (C) leads a training session at Santiago Bernabeu. EPA

Inter Milan midfielder Marcelo Brozovic takes part in a training session in Madrid. AFP

Lautaro Martinez (L) takes part in a training session in Madrid. AFP

Arturo Vidal, right, during a training session in Madrid ahead of Inter Milan's Champions League match against Real Madrid. AFP

Lautaro Martinez on the ball during a training session in Madrid. AFP

Inter Milan goalkeeper Samir Handanovic jumps for the ball during a training session in Madrid. AFP

Inter Milan manager Simone Inzaghi leads his team during training session in Madrid. AFP

Inter Milan manager Simone Inzaghi attends a training session in Madrid. AFP

Inter Milan train inside the Santiago Bernabeu ahead of the game against Real Madrid. AP

Inter Milan defender Denzel Dumfries takes part in a training session in Madrid. AFP

The final round of Champions League group games take place this week, with one of the more high-profile fixtures held at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday night.

Real Madrid welcome Inter Milan to the Spanish capital, and while both teams have already booked their place in the last 16 knockout stages, top spot in Group D is still on the line.

Madrid, who lead La Liga by eight points and are on an eight-match winning streak, hold a two-point advantage over Inter, themselves on a fine run of form having won their past five in all competitions to move up to second in Serie A.

The Italian champions therefore need to win in Madrid on Tuesday night to usurp Carlo Ancelotti's side and progress to the last 16 as group winners. The reverse fixture at the San Siro was won by Madrid, 1-0.

Ahead of the encounter, Inter manager Simeone Inzaghi led his team during one final training session, played out on the Bernabeu pitch on Monday.

Among the players involved were Argentine striker Lautaro Martinez, who has rediscovered his goalscoring form with three in his past four matches, and Chile's former Barcelona midfielder Arturo Vidal.

Check out the best photos from Inter's Bernabeu training session in the photo gallery above.