Raul Misses Training With Injury Real Madrid captain Raul has sat out today's training sesion at Valdebebas, spelling trouble for boss Bernd Schuster... As if the prospect of losing Ruud Van Nistelrooy for the rest of the season wasn't bad enough, the German coach today also had to deal with his captain's absence. The veteran forward picked up a muscle strain in his left leg that rendered him unable to complete Wednesday's morning session at Valdebebas, meaning that he was only able to work in the gym. However, unlike Ruud, the capatin is expected to return to training by the end of the week, and certainly in time to meet Valencia at the Bernabeu on Sunday. There was some good news for the manager in the form of Arjen Robben's return to team action. The Dutch winger shook off his latest injury, sustained against Recreativo in Huelva, to train with normality. Wednesday's session marked the end of a period of rest for the blancos, who will reconvene on Thursday morning for more training.