Real Madrid’s recruitment strategy continues to lean heavily towards identifying elite potential before it fully explodes, and a new name has now entered the club’s internal

There is still a great deal of pressure on Real Madrid's manager, after an unconvincing 2-1 win at Alaves on Sunday

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.

Real Madrid’s trip to Vitoria to face Alaves was meant to be a routine league fixture, but once again it was overshadowed by troubling scenes from the stands. Defender Raul Asencio found himself

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Elsewhere, Real Madrid are struggling and there is increasing pressure on the position of the manager Xabi Alonso, while Hansi Flick's Barcelona look strong. Let's take a look our Power Rankings: It was a challenging weekend for the side coached by Mikel Arteta,

Kylian Mbappé has scored in his return from injury. His goal helped Real Madrid beat host Alaves 2-1 in the Spanish league to relieve some of the pressure on coach Xabi Alonso.

Vinicius Junior, who had been relatively invisible all night long, bested Jonny Otto down the left flank with a blistering run that ended with a pass across the face of goal to his fellow countryman Rodrygo. The Brazilian calmly slotted home his first league goal in nearly 12 months to give Real Madrid the lead.

Xabi Alonso may have just bought himself a few more days as Real Madrid's manager with a 2-1 win at Alaves on Sunday, even if the stylistic clashes that have loomed large over his employment status were still very much on display.

The long-running Negreira case has once again ignited tensions at the very top of Spanish football, with a public and unusually sharp exchange between La Liga president Javier Tebas and Real Madrid