Clubs have started training in Malta

The quartet of football clubs jumped into winter training on Monday afternoon with the opening training session as part of the Tipsport Malta Cup tournament, just a few hours after arriving in Malta. A great "spring" conditions, temperatures around 15 degrees and the green pitches of the training grounds around the Ta Qali National Stadium and the Tony Bezzina Stadium, the coaches want to make the most of their time in Malta.

The hard preparation of Hradec Králové, Olomouc, Trnava and Austria Vienna will be enriched by mutual matches of the international Tipsport Malta Cup tournament. The opening matches of the tournament will be played on Wednesday, January 10. Hradec Králové - Austria Vienna from 17:00 and Olomouc - Trnava from 20:00. Spectators in the Czech Republic can watch both matches live on ČT Sport and in Slovakia on RTVS Sport

Ta Qali training ground overlooking ancient Mdina

According to the bookmakers from the organizing company Tipsport Sigma Olomouc, the favorite of the entire tournament is at odds of 2.75:1, odds experts give Austria 3.5:1 and Trnava 3.7:1 a slightly smaller chance for overall triumph. According to the odds, Hradec Králové is the outsider - 6:1.

First training day in Malta

Foto: Domenic Aqulina