Reds continue marathon march to Madrid

LIVERPOOL will continue the second part of their 24-hour epic journey to Madrid today after reaching Paris last night as the volcanic ash continued to force sports to seek alternatives to air travel.

The 2,600-mile round trip saw Liverpool’s millionaire footballers take a train from Runcorn to London and then the Eurostar to Paris where they were to spend the night.

Another train journey to Bordeaux awaits today before a short flight to the Spanish capital where they will arrive at lunchtime ahead of tomorrow’s Europa League semi-final first leg against Atletico Madrid.