Scottish champions Glasgow Celtic are fully prepared for their final five games of the season after enjoying some warm-weather training at La Manga Club, southern Spain.

The squad flew out to the resort after the 2-0 Scottish Premier League victory over Aberdeen to take the chance to relax and bond as a team as well as train away from the unpredictable weather of their Lennoxtown training ground.

As well as the football training, facilities the golf course and health spa were among the other first-class amenities at the resort which the players and staff took advantage of.

It was not striker Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink�s first visit to the venue but he was still impressed with the trip.

The Dutch international said: �I�ve been before with PSV and La Manga is a great facility and you have everything there to improve and work as a player,�

�They have great pitches, but you also have the good weather and everything comes together.�

La Manga Club boasts the best facilities in southern Europe for professional sports teams, with eight international-standard grass pitches and a host of other amenities including three 18-hole championship golf courses and the five-star Hotel La Manga Club Principe Felipe.

More information at www.football.lamangaclub.com

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About La Manga Club

As a result of 37 years of continued investment, innovation and commitment to excellence, which have ensured that it has remained at the forefront of the sector, La Manga Club is widely recognised as Spain�s flagship resort and as one of the finest in the world.

Evidence of this is provided by its numerous World Travel Award nominations and prizes, such as the World�s Leading Sports Resort (top 5, 2006 and 2007), Spain�s Leading Golf Resort (winner, 2006), Europe�s Leading Golf Resort (winner, 2001, 2003 and 2005), and Europe�s Leading Conference Hotel (winner, 2003). In addition, the hotel obtained the prestigious Q for Quality certification in 2002.

La Manga Club is a spectacular resort located in the Murcia region of south-east Spain. Set out over an area of some 560 hectares (approx. 1,400 acres), it offers visitors a five-star hotel, luxury vacation apartments and 450 hectares of sports facilities, highlights of which include its three 18-hole golf courses, 28 tennis courts and its eight-pitch professional football centre, which also offers facilities for cricket, rugby and Gaelic football.

The resort is also home to innumerable leisure facilities, such as the 2000m2 Spa La Manga Club with its 13 luxurious treatment rooms, comprehensive fitness centre and 25m indoor swimming pool; meeting, banqueting and incentive facilities, and more than 20 restaurants and bars.

La Manga Club is located in a unique setting amid the rolling hills that separate the crystalline Mediterranean from the warm waters of the Mar Menor Sea in Murcia, southern Spain. Lying to the south of the Costa Blanca, this region is known as the Costa C�lida, or 'warm coast', thanks to its mild, year-round Mediterranean climate.

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Lee Todd Tel:08700 330 550 Email lee@theazaleagroup.com.