VIDEO SHOWS: PRESS CONFERENCE COMMENTS FROM REAL MADRID HEAD COACH XABI ALONSO AHEAD OF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCH AWAY TO OLYMPIACOS FOR REAL MADRID TRAINING SEE EDIT 4777-SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-OLY-RMA/PREVIEW SHOWS: PIRAEUS, GREECE (NOVEMBER 25, 2025) (UEFA - See restrictions) 1. REAL MADRID HEAD COACH XABI ALONSO ARRIVING AT PRESS CONFERENCE 2. WHITE FLASH 3. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) REAL MADRID HEAD COACH XABI ALONSO SAYING: "We need to get a result after going three matches without tasting victory. To do that, we need to play well and be focused, in the knowledge that it’s an important match in terms of qualifying (for the knockout stage). Even tho we’re on nine points, we want to add to that. And so we need a different result from the Liverpool match and the two matches after that in the league." 4. WHITE FLASH 5. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) REAL MADRID HEAD COACH XABI ALONSO ON MANAGING BIG PERSONALITIES, SAYING: "I’ve spend a lot of time with great footballers, with great personalities who are demanding, very professional and always want the best. The tend to have these reactions but that’s normal. It helps them be as good as they are. And that’s why it’s fortunate to be at Real Madrid, you have players of that quality. And then it’s about connecting with them." 6. WHITE FLASH 7. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) REAL MADRID HEAD COACH XABI ALONSO, ON TALKS OF A DRESSING ROOM FALLOUT WITH VINICIUS JUNIOR, SAYING: "I don’t want to and I’m not going to talk about that because I know what being in the locker room is like. I know the moments you have to go through. And you have to put up with the outside noise. We try to speak about that and manage it because they’re the sort of situations that arise at this club and we can’t let it make us lose focus on what is actually important for us." 8. WHITE FLASH 9. ALONSO LEAVING STORY: TO FOLLOW (The article has been published through a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has been published verbatim. Liability lies with original publisher.)
