Alonso: Mbappe is fine with his injury and has entered the squad. Bellingham is very happy in training

Football     8:52pm, 18 October 2025
At 3:00 in the morning on October 18, in the 9th round of the 2025-26 La Liga season, Real Madrid will play Getafe away. Before the game, Real Madrid coach Xavi Alonso attended the press conference and talked about some of the team's current situation.

About the away match against Getafe

——Good afternoon. Except for Huizen, every player who participated in the national team competition has returned healthy and they participated in training yesterday and today. Away games against Getafe are always challenging and their coach is very good at bringing out the best in the team.

Regarding playing the game in Miami

- My view is the same as when you asked two months ago, we are opposed to this game because it undermines the fairness of the league. The protest is positive as it reflects a sentiment shared by numerous clubs, all of whom are on the same page on the issue.

The protest stopped. Should we go further?

- Our position remains the same. It's not up to us to decide what steps need to be taken to prevent this from happening again.

About Raul Asensio

- Raul Asensio has excellent anticipatory ability and is very good in confrontations. The better he performs, the more this trait will shine through. He is currently showing a very positive level and is able to adapt flexibly to a back three system. He is extremely competitive and has room for improvement, and the bad feelings from the Club World Cup are a thing of the past.

About Mendy's return and left back selection

- Mendy's return without being injured again is very good news, which provides us with another option for the combination of three full-backs. We have done this in the past and we can do this again in the future.

About Ceballos' new role

- I know Ceballos very well, and the abilities he is showing now are exactly what I expected. He needs to be cautious and I've always been clear about what he can bring to us with his different characteristics. However, he will not play in tomorrow's game.

About Vinicius and Rodrygo

- I watched the Brazilian team's game, and Militao. We can use Rodrigo in that position and he performed very well against South Korea and it's an option we can consider in the future.

About Mbappe’s injury

- He is absolutely fine and has already entered the squad.

Vicente del Bosque's statement on transparency

- Last time you asked me about it, I have great affection for Vicente del Bosque and he knows very well what it's like to be a coach at Real Madrid. I listened very carefully to every word he said.

Regarding Endrick and Gonzalo Garcia, are they likely to leave the team?

- This is not on my radar at the moment, the position is very competitive and both are ready to play.

About Bellingham's status

-Since shoulder surgery, Bellingham has been training and preparing for a longer period of time. We need the best out of Bellingham and he's eager to perform well and help his teammates and I'm very happy to see him in training.

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