VIDEO SHOWS: REAL MADRID PLAYERS TRAINING AHEAD OF THEIR LEAGUE MATCH AGAINST BARCELONA, REMARKS BY COACH XAVI ALONSO RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: MADRID, SPAIN (OCTOBER 25, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. REAL MADRID PLAYERS ON TRAINING PITCH 2. VARIOUS OF REAL MADRID PLAYERS GATHERING FOR DRILLS 3. PLAYERS DOING DRILLS 4. KYLIAN MBAPPE TALKING TO EDUARDO CAMAVINGA 5. GROUP WITH MPAPPE, CAMAVINGA AND VINICIUS JR DOING DRILL 6. GROUP OF PLAYERS DURING DRILL 7. REAL MADRID MANAGER XAVI ALONSO WATCHING DRILL 8. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) REAL MADRID MANAGER XAVI ALONSO, SAYING: “It's a Clasico. It's special. It has been for many years and will continue to be for years to come. And it's the first one this season. The first one for this new project. And we need it. We want it. We want the stadium to have that energy of big games, of special games, to vibrate, to push us forward, to have moments for everything in the game and, in the end, to be able to celebrate with our people.” 9. JUDE BELLINGHAM DOING DRILL 10. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) REAL MADRID MANAGER XAVI ALONSO, SAYING: “Given the quality of our players, yes, certain situations can arise, but first we have to do more things, not just what happens behind their defensive line, but before that, how we get into passing situations, from what height should we pass? So I think there are many, many small details that can make a difference in our key matches.” 11. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS FINISHING DRILLS AND GATHERING AT THE CENTRE OF THE PITCH 12. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) REAL MADRID MANAGER XAVI ALONSO, SAYING: “Not only because of the goals, but also because of other situations in which the collective quality is increasingly evident, the team is improving in my opinion, and Kylian is a fundamental part of that. So, he knows how to make his moves in relation to the other player and the other player knows how to interpret them as well, that's what we're working on.” 13. VARIOUS OF MBAPPE AND CAMAVINGA PLAYING WITH BALL 14. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) REAL MADRID MANAGER XAVI ALONSO, SAYING: “We’re not even in November, no trophies have been awarded yet, no medals have been won yet. So there's still a long way to go in the season, but right now the most important thing is tomorrow. We only have tomorrow, and we have the Clásico on our minds.” 15. VARIOUS OF GOALKEEPER THIBAUT COURTOIS PASSING BALLS TO TRAINER 16. (SOUNDBITE) (English) REAL MADRID MANAGER XAVI ALONSO, SAYING: “It’s a matter of quality of individual players for sure, we have another kind of striker, with much more mobility, with accuracy on the pass, with accuracy on the movements, not like a classic number 9. So that’s the choice and the great quality that we have within the squad and we need to use that. But we know that we need to be flexible to choose another approach in any other game and this squad is wide enough to be ready for that." 17. TEAM RUNNING PLAYS 18. MBAPPE DURING DRILL 19. TRAINING UNDER WAY 20. REAL MADRID COACH XAVI ALONSO TALKING TO PLAYERS STORY: Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso declined to comment on Saturday (October 25) after Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal suggested in a televised interview on Friday (October 24) that the capital club "cheat" and "complain" . Dodging questions over the topic, Alonso's instead emphasised the importance of the match for his LaLiga leaders who have 24 points, two ahead of Barca in second place. “It's a Clasico. It's special. It has been for many years and will continue to be for years to come. And it's the first one this season. The first one for this new project. And we need it. We want it," said the Real Madrid head coach. Last season, Barcelona inflicted damage on their arch-rivals, beating Real four consecutive times across three competitions, including a 4-0 thrashing at the Bernabeu and a 5-2 victory in the Super Cup final. (Production: Antoine Demaison, Michele Spatari)
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