He Sevilla will face this Saturday Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu. The team led by Matias Almeyda will seek to make up for their cup elimination against Alavés by facing a team that is also not going through its best moment but that despite … Due to this, it occupies second position in the qualifying table. Xabi Alonsocoach of Real Madrid, assessed in the press room the expectations he has for the match.
«It is the last game of the year. “We have played many games, we want to finish well, achieve our third consecutive victory and start 2026 with energy and optimism,” he began by saying. «The opponent is demanding, they demand a lot, they play with one-on-one situations, the players go to the duel a lot. They are good with the ball. “We want people to enjoy,” he commented about Sevilla.
Furthermore, Xabi Alonso reiterated that “we want to finish well because it has been a hard and difficult period.” He was also willing to use more attacking players in the team: «At some point we have done it. Endrick played well, freed up space for Kylian. We can prepare games against collapsed defenses, we must accumulate people in the area. We can make short breaks to make room for Vini, Jude, Kylian… We have to combine the individual qualities we have».
For this match, Real Madrid will be without Carreras, Carvajal and Endrick due to suspension. In addition, Militao and Trent Alexander-Arnold will not be able to be there due to injury. Likewise, other footballers like Valverde or Camavinga are in trouble.
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