Xabi Alonso has wasted no time in stamping his ideas on Real Madrid. In fact, as observed by AS, the Spanish coach has built his system around defence first, and the results are already

Kicking off the season with a victory and a goal from Kylian Mbappe, it felt like nothing changed from last season for Real Madrid, but that's where the similarities ended. Xabi Alonso is at the helm in charge of an almost entirely new look backline that held Osasuna to only two shots,

Kylian Mbappe scored twice to make it three goals in the space of two league matches under new coach Xabi Alonso, before Vinicius Junior added further gloss with the final kick of the game at Estadio