Xabi Alonso’s Real Madrid project started with a 1-0 win against Osasuna on Tuesday.

Real Madrid got their 2025-26 La Liga campaign off to a winning start, beating Osasuna 1-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu. Kylian Mbappe scored from the spot early in the second half to give Xabi Alonso's side all three points.

The 43-year-old Alonso is returning to a familiar environment. "Alonso is one of the biggest legends of Real Madrid and world football. He defended our shirt in 236 official games between 2009 and ...

Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso said that it was his decision to leave Rodrygo without minutes in the club's 1-0 win over Osasuna at the Bernabéu on Tuesday amid transfer links to Premier League clubs.

Kylian Mbappe struck from the penalty spot as Real Madrid beat a dogged Osasuna 1-0 on Tuesday to make a winning start in LaLiga under new coach Xabi Alonso.

The final two teams to begin their La Liga campaigns get underway as Real Madrid and Osasuna meet at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday.

Gab Marcotti and Julien Laurens break down the good and the bad from Xabi Alonso's winning start to Real Madrid's LaLiga campaign. The pair also discuss all the latest transfer news, as the Alexander Isak saga continues and Eberechi Eze looks set to pick Arsenal over Tottenham.