Real Madrid got their 2025026 La Liga campaign underway, beating Osasuna 1-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu. It was an average performance from the white team, but it

In response, club president Florentino Perez hired Alonso and sanctioned around €180million (£155m; $210.5m) to be spent on new players, including defenders Dean Huijsen, Alvaro Carreras and Trent Alexander-Arnold, along with exciting young Argentine playmaker Franco Mastantuono.

Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso said Trent Alexander-Arnold and the club's other new signings had performed well in their LaLiga opener on Tuesday and did not seem to be weighed down by the pressure of playing in front of an expectant home crowd.

Endrick gives the news of the day from a sports city of Valdebebas where Real Madrid is already working after the narrow victory over Osasuna. Xabi Alonso

Kylian Mbappe took his time adapting to the number nine position last season, and while he eventually made the transition look easy, there was a period where it looked like Real Madrid made a mistake