Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso said the team's shortened pre-season will not be used as an excuse as they prepare to kick off their La Liga campaign at home to Osasuna on Tuesday."Obviously it would have been nice to receive some support with our request,

Real Madrid will kick off their 2025/26 La Liga campaign on Tuesday night when they host CA Osasuna at the Santiago Bernabeu.It will mark the first La Liga in charge for manager Xabi Alonso, who took

Tebas and Madrid president Florentino Pérez have been engaged in a spiky public back-and-forth for years. Just earlier this summer, La Liga refused to grant Real Madrid an extended period of recovery before the 2025–26 campaign despite advancing to the semifinals of this summer’s Club World Cup.