It is home to Leigh Centurions Rugby League club, while Blackburn Rovers reserves use it for games. But Leigh Sports Village was taken over by Bayern Munich on Tuesday morning as the reigning European champions used the facilities for a light training session ahead of the Champions League quarter-final with Manchester United.
The sun shone down on manager Pep Guardiola and his players as they went through last minute preparations before making the 15 mile journey to Old Trafford.