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,

Courtois made another save from Sorloth at his near post before Madrid’s defence were plunged into more problems. Alonso substituted Antonio Rudiger — who was an injury doubt heading into the match — and Raul Asencio in the 69th minute, with the latter looking disappointed on the bench.

Xabi Alonso’s men overcame rivals Atlético Madrid 2–1 on Thursday evening to book a Clásico final for Spain’s first major trophy of 2025–26. Los Blancos’ triumph at Alinma Bank Stadium was marred, though, by fresh injury concerns.

Real Madrid were outclassed by Barcelona in a baffling Spanish Super Cup final, looking a step behind their arch-rivals in a 3-2 loss that will surely increase the pressure on Xabi Alonso. There were mishaps from Rodrygo at the front and errors from Raul Asencio at the back as a glum Blancos side could neither cope defensively or get anything going in an attacking sense.

Real Madrid established themselves as one of the teams in the best form at the start of the 2025–26 season. However, they have experienced a clear dip in form, which has led them to three straight matches without a win after their latest tie against Elche.

After suffering the worst Madrid derby defeat in 75 years back in September, Xabi Alonso’s men came into the semifinal bout desperate for redemption. Federico Valverde got Los Blancos off to a blissful start when he fired home a sensational free kick just 76 seconds into the game.

Real Madrid booked their place in the Supercopa de Espana final with a 2-1 victory over inter-city rivals Atletico Madrid in Jeddah on Thursday. Los Blancos opened their account through a vicious Federico Valverde free-kick after 77 seconds,

Real Madrid secured their ticket to the 2026 Spanish Super Cup final with a narrow 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid, and now will face FC Barcelona in the final.

This Thursday (8th), in the semifinal of the Spanish Super Cup, Real Madrid defeated Atlético de Madrid 2-1 and advanced to the final to face Barcelona. And it was the Brazilian who scored the winning goal for Los Blancos,