With competition from Brahim Díaz and Franco Mastantuono, Rodrygo will have to continue proving his worth to Alonso if he wants to regain his starting job. The longer the Brazil international sits on the bench, though, the closer he could come to a potential exit.

One of the untouchable players that Xabi Alonso has pointed out for his gala starting eleven is "people have to see that you are a real defender". Because

“At right-back, we’ve got two players: [Dani] Carvajal, who’s trained a lot more and is much closer to his level, and Trent [Alexander-Arnold], who has arrived from Liverpool and is very good for the level of the squad. We’ve got a lot of games, and we need this level,” he continued.

Real Madrid will face Osasuna on August 19, the final La Liga game in round 1 of the 2025-26 season. Xabi Alonso will get his debut season underway at the Santi

Real Madrid boss Xabi Alonso has responded to speculation linking the Brazillian forward Rodrygo with a move away from the Santiago Bernabeu.

Alonso has made it clear that he counts on all his players and that the key to the team's success lies in the total involvement of each one. "I count on all those who are here. We need everyone to be at 100%. Right now, I count on everyone", stated the coach.

Xabi Alonso is very eager to start his first season in charge of Real Madrid. The coach from Donostia is convinced that the work that has been done is good

Franco Mastantuono, the new Real Madrid player, had chosen Lionel Messi as his favorite player, and coach Xabi Alonso gave his opinion on the matter.

'He's going to bring quality' - Xabi Alonso makes big claim about Franco Mastantuono as he confirms plans for wonderkid's debut Xabi Alonso has confirmed that Franco Mastantuono is set to make his Real Madrid debut against Osasuna.

Arda Güler is a player whose life has been changed by the arrival of Xabi Alonso to the Real Madrid bench. The Turk is going through his best moment in