Saturday 05/July/2025 – 03:26 AM
Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso spoke to the upcoming confrontation against Borussia Dortmund in the FIFA Club World Cup quarter -finals 2025.
The match between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund will start at ten o’clock in the evening Cairo time today, Saturday, July 5, 2025, in the quarter -finals of the Club World Cup.
Xabi Alonso’s statements
“On my behalf and the club, we extend our deepest condolences to my family, Diego Gota and Andre Silva, it was a very sad news, we started today with a feeling that drives us to meditate, we send them a warm hug.”
He added: The next step is Dortmund, one of the best teams in Europe, it will be an enthusiastic match, we have to end the season with a good level, we are excited about that.
On the authority of Mbappe and Gonzalo, Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso said: Mbabe is improving while he is recovering, we will decide tomorrow morning whether he will play or not, there are things that I have already decided, and another I put it at the last minute.
On the presence of 3 striker in the team, “Mbappe, Gonzalo and Andrek”, he commented: I will rely on the three, Andreik is already recovering, we do not work on that principle in planning our squad, we have already talked about it, and Gonzalo and Mbabi can play together depends on the moment and the need, they complete each other, if the situation requires that, I do not exclude it at all.
He continued his remarks: Xamini is able to be better, in one way or another at some point, this diversity gives us more options, but the time is narrow, while Valverde is so long that he was able to bear it, I am at the beginning of my career, I cannot risk much, he will score a lot of goals I am sure.
And about Modric and Rodrigo, Xabi Alonso continued in his remarks, saying: It was a pleasure to play with Modric and watch him, and see his influence on the team, while Rodrigo spoke with him yesterday, and he is focused on winning and ready for any time we need.
He concluded his remarks: We have to coexist with physical effort, and perhaps for this reason, the switching was made early, Valverde feels very fatigue and suffers from discomfort, but he recovered without any problems, and by the way we have to plan in advance, we will all need comfort and training in Valdibas, and we will not set up a training camp abroad, that will be in a short period of time, after making decisions in advance With players.
