Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso hit out at his Atlético Madrid counterpart Diego Simeone after a 2-1 win in the Spanish Super Cup semi-final in which Simeone clashed with Vinícius. Alonso said, “I try to be respectful to the players on the opposing team and I don’t usually address them.

Last summer, everyone was convinced that Rodrygo simply had to leave Real Madrid. There was no way of spinning it; the brilliant Brazilian had been frozen out both by Carlo Ancelotti and Xabi Alonso,

XABI ALONSO exploded at Diego Simeone as the Madrid derby took a nasty turn when Vinicius Jr was subbed off. As the Brazilian winger made his way off the pitch, the Atletico boss appeared to say

"Mbappé will travel tomorrow. He's much better, he's been training and he's feeling good," added our coach.

Xabi Alonso says Vinicius Junior is "fundamental" to Real Madrid after the winger was whistled by parts of the Santiago Bernabeu crowd in their 5-1 win over Real Betis. The Brazilian started well but faded as the game wore on,

Alonso took charge of a Leverkusen side that had suffered its worst start to a season since 1979, leading them from an early relegation battle to a sixth-place finish, as well as guiding them to their first European semifinal in 21 years.

Xabi Alonso spoke in the press room of the King Abdullah Stadium in Jeddah and discussed the semi-final of the Spanish Super Cup against Atlético Madrid (Thursday, 8 pm Spanish time, 10 pm local time): “It's a semi-final and we have to be mentally prepared,

Xabi Alonso’s Real Madrid took one step in the right direction with a dominant 5-1 win over Real Betis last night, but it is far too soon to say that the club are past its issues.The first half of