The 15-time Champions League winners will be eager to erase those painful memories with a strong start to their first Copa del Rey campaign under Xabi Alonso. The team received a favorable round of 32 draw, matching up with Talavera, who sit just one point off the bottom of their section of the Primera Federación.

Real Madrid star Brahim Díaz has taken to social media early this week, to send a message of appreciation the way of the club’s supporters.This comes after the former AC Milan man took to the

Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso may have bought himself more time, and the lack of viable alternatives available might help keep him in the job.

Kylian Mbappé is chasing another Real Madrid goalscoring record set by Cristiano Ronaldo, but the Frenchman only has one more week to etch his name above the legend in the club’s history books.

American soccer fans can stream this game along with every game of this season's tournament via Paramount Plus, which has exclusive live English-language broadcast rights in the US for the UEFA Champions League. This season introduces a multiview option that lets fans watch up to four matches simultaneously and choose their preferred in-game audio.

Xabi Alonso has thanked his players for their attitude after another defeat and said he was positive Real Madrid will overcome its slump soon.

A number of Real Madrid first-team players have been nominated for different awards for their performances across the year 2025.

But the club’s 2025 got considerably worse nine days ago when a stand at their Tehtaan kentta stadium burned to the ground. It is the second time in the venue’s 91-year history that it has been ravaged by fire, following an inferno that destroyed the main stand in 1994. Fortunately, no human casualties were reported.

Premier Sports is the home for the lion's share of live Spanish top-flight match broadcasts this season in the UK. The network is showing 340 matches live, including this game, which will be shown exclusively live on its Premier Sports 2 channel and Premier Sports Player.

Even with a poor string of results, an injury crisis and Xabi Alonso facing the sack, Real Madrid club president Florentino Pérez highlighted Spanish refereeing as the cause of immense “damage” to the Spanish giants.