VIDEO SHOWS: REAL MADRID HOLDING A TRAINING SESSION AND NEWS CONFERENCE AHEAD OF THEIR LALIGA MATCH AGAINST GIRONA / COMMENTS BY COACH XABI ALONSO RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: MADRID, SPAIN (NOVEMBER 29, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. FORWARD VINICIUS JR, FORWARD KYLIAN MBAPPE, MIDFIELDER EDUARDO CAMAVINGA AND OTHERS WARMING UP AT PITCH 2. VARIOUS REAL MADRID PLAYERS WARMING UP AT PITCH 3. COACH XABI ALONSO SPEAKING WITH VINICIUS JR AND MBAPPE DURING TRAINING 4. JOURNALISTS AT NEWS CONFERENCE 5. ALONSO ARRIVING AT NEWS CONFERENCE 6. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) REAL MADRID COACH XABI ALONSO SAYING: “I have always felt that the team was very united, that we all had a clear idea of what the goal was for this season. If we want to reach May, April, at the important moments, with everything still possible, we have to be very connected on a day-to-day basis. The connection is very good; in the good times we are together, and in the not-so-good times too. These things happen in football, in all teams, and we have that good communication, that good day-to-day connection to make it very solid. Despite everything that is said, we are very solid from within.” 7. PHOTOGRAPHER 8. PLAYERS AT PITCH 9. VINICIUS JR RUNNING AND RECEIVING BALL 10. ALONSO DURING NEWS CONFERENCE 11. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) REAL MADRID COACH XABI ALONSO SAYING: “We know that after the last Champions League match in Athens, we also need that feeling of winning away from home in the league, and with the schedule being what it has been, it's been strange, hasn't it? So many matches in a row, the Champions League and league matches have come together, but tomorrow we need a great match, a good win, to keep adding three points at a time if we want to stay up there. That's the goal and the team is doing well, we've got people back.” 12. NEWS CONFERENCE 13. MBAPPE RUNNING AND RECEIVING BALL 14. MBAPPE RECEIVING BALL AND SCORING 15. ALONSO DURING PRESS CONFERENCE 16. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) REAL MADRID COACH XABI ALONSO SAYING: “There are populist messages coming from all sides, appealing to their supporters, but we focus on our own business. The important thing is what happens on the pitch, winning in a sporting manner, in a deserved manner. Every match is a test of that, and we have to prove it.” 17. PRESS CONFERENCE 18. TRAINING SESSION 19. VINICIUS JR TRAINING WITH TEAMMATES 20. ALONSO DURING NEWS CONFERENCE 21. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) REAL MADRID COACH XABI ALONSO SAYING: “I think we've had some very good spells of play, but we've lacked a complete performance in which we've felt that dominance, that control, that confidence, that conviction, but also that continuity and consistency in our play. I think that, above all, we've improved in defence. I'm not very happy with some things we can improve on, especially the goals we've conceded in recent matches.” 22. ALONSO LEAVING 23. MBAPPE RUNNING AND SCORING 24. PLAYERS TRAINING STORY: Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso was confident on Saturday (November 29) about his role at the club despite his team not having won in the league for a month, since a 4-0 victory over Valencia. "Despite everything that is said, we are very solid from within," Alonso told reporters. Alonso also hit back on recent statements by Barcelona president Joan Laporta saying that Real Madrid drew with Elche thanks to the referee, describing them as "populist messages". Barcelona closed the gap on their title rivals to just one point behind Real Madrid. The Catalans are playing Alaves on Saturday (November 29) after being beaten 3-0 by Chelsea in the last Champions League match. (Production: Guillermo Martínez, Michele Spatari)
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