Real Madrid took off from Madrid on Sunday afternoon for their preseason trip to Canada, with the club taking to their official Twitter account to let followers know that the squad were all safely on board. "Next stop: Montreal" said the tweet, joined by a photo of Los Blancos stars Marcelo, Casemiro and Danilo.

The flight from Madrid Barajas airport departed at around 15:30 CET, and will last last eight hours before landing in Montreal.

Various Real Madrid players also uploaded photos of themselves and their teammates on social media before setting off.

The Real Madrid expedition:

Goalkeepers: Keylor Navas, Casilla, Rubén Yáñez, Álex Craninx and Luca.
Defenders: Varane, Danilo, Carvajal, Marcelo, Nacho, Lienhart, Tejero and Achraf.
Midfielders: Casemiro, Isco, Kovacic, Llorente, Asensio, Ødegaard, Enzo and Febas.
Forwards: Benzema, Jesé, Mayoral and Mariano.