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.

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,

Barcelona took the bragging rights against Madrid in the Supercopa de Espana final, but what does it mean for Alonso's future?

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,

For the fourth consecutive time, the Supercopa de España will come down to an El Clásico between Barcelona and Real Madrid. Barcelona took down Athletic Club in a 5-0 rout in the semifinals while Real Madrid squeezed by Atletico Madrid by a 2-1 score in Xabi Alonso's first season as manager of the club.