Real Madrid German's will train at facility after Atletico clash

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It's been 16 months since Carlo Ancelotti last called Valdebebas his home, however the Italian coach will return there with his Bayern Munich side.

Atletico Madrid are set to meet the German giants in the Champions League at the Estadio Vicente Calderon on Wednesday and Ancelotti's side will be allowed to train at the facility on the day after the match.

The Italian still has fleeting contact with the members of the Real Madrid first-team whom he coached during his two-year spell in the Spanish capital and has indicated it is on his agenda to visit on Thursday.

This is becoming quite common place within the confines of competitive continental football with Borussia Monchengladbach having recently been given permission to train at Manchester United's old 'Cliff' training ground prior to their meeting with rivals Manchester City.

In what will be a homecoming of sorts, the former Real Madrid coach will be afforded the opportunity to meet the staff around Valdebebas who worked to make his life easier during his spell at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.

His preference to stay in Madrid on Wednesday evening and then train there the following day is not undertaken by all coaches who usually prefer to fly out on the evening of the match.

However given the relative lack of distance in air miles between Madrid and Munich, it makes sense for the Bavarian team to be made to feel as comfortable as possible ahead of a domestic clash with Cologne.