Xabi Alonso praised Vinícius Júnior as "fundamental" and "decisive" for Real Madrid ahead of two crunch games this week against Juventus in the Champions League, and Barcelona in El Clásico.

A breakthrough for Real Madrid was only ever going to come from Mbappé or Vinícius Júnior, and this time, it was the latter who created another moment of magic at the Santiago Bernabéu. The Brazil international took on three defenders in the box to carve out enough space to rifle a powerful shot off the crossbar.

Real Madrid have been linked with Florian Wirtz, but Xabi Alonso’s comments on Arda Guler have dismissed rumours about the Liverpool star.

Real Madrid has announced this morning Xabi Alonso's squad to face Juventus tonight in the Champions League. Questo browser non è supportato, ne utilizzi uno diverso o installi l'applicazione. In a squad with only five defenders available,

Hiring a football coach is not always an easy task. Juventus and Real Madrid have managed not only to bring good ones, but they were also able to get club ident

Juventus lost 2-0 at Cesc Fabregas' Como over the weekend, ending a run of five straight draws, including in the Champions League against Borussia Dortmund and Villarreal. Alonso's injury problems in defence are still a few weeks away from easing with four key defenders sidelined.

Endrick is one of the few players who is struggling to get any minutes under the leadership of Xabi Alonso at Real Madrid this season.The young attacker, whose progress was halted by an injury since