Spanish giants Real Madrid are preparing for Sunday's El Clasico against Barcelona at the Camp Nou with a bizarre video and photo shot-out at the Santiago Bernabeu on Friday.
According to a UK Daily Mail report and Spanish news channel Sport, the Los Blancos squad members are counting down to the clash after undergoing a behind-the-scenes video modelling session, featuring renowned German designer Hugo Boss.
The video clips, which appeared on the social media had the likes of Sergio Ramos and Gareth Bale unveil their new suits in a stylish black and white photos, before the entire team posed for the camera.
Interestingly, the squad members decked in their suits, appeared in joyful mood thought out the duration of the event, sharing jokes as they freely mixed up while awaiting their turns.
Initially, the photo session were broken down into smaller scenes as the likes of Bale joined the quartet of Luka Modric, Keylor Navas, Karim Benzema and Isco for a round snap shots.
On the other hand, Ramos was caught alongside La Roja youngster Marco Asensio in another scene.
In addition, under-fire club manager Julen Lopetegui was also involved in the promotional activity, despite the possibility of his exit from the Galaticos in the coming days.
Already, Spanish news channel are claiming the former La Roja boss is likely, to be fired after a poor run of results have seen the Los Blancos struggle in the new campaign.
Club president Florentino Perez initially, was keen on sacking the Spaniard moments after the hard-fought Champions League over Viktoria Plzen, but was convinced to keep his cool after abandoning the game.
The club chief was unhappy watching the Los Blancos, struggle to get the 2-1 win over the Czech side, after five games without a win in all competition.
However, in less the next 24 hours, the 52-year-old will have another opportunity to prove his still has the magic wand, to turn things around at the Galaticos.
Reacting about his future at the Champions League winners on Wednesday night, Lopetegui said: "This question is not for me. I am convinced about what we are doing and we are thinking about preparing for Sunday's game, which is very important and one for which we have great ambition.
"We must prepare well for the match. In this type of situation it is important to remain calm and trust the players."
Real Madrid head to the El Clasico showdown at Camp Nou, keen on improving their seventh spot placing, four points adrift of Barcelona, at the top of the La Liga log.
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