Real Madrid got their 2025026 La Liga campaign underway, beating Osasuna 1-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu. It was an average performance from the white team, but it

Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso was upbeat after opening the LaLiga season with victory over Osasuna on Tuesday night.

In the La Liga 2025-26 season opener, Real Madrid will host Osasuna at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. This is the first league game of the season and the first game of the season for Xabi Alonso being head coach of Real Madrid.

Who else but Kylian Mbappé to secure all three points for Real Madrid in their first La Liga match under Xabi Alonso.

Real Madrid won their first La Liga game under manager Xabi Alonso as Kylian Mbappe scored the winning goal, but the Spanish giants had a subdued game against stubborn Osasuna.

In response, club president Florentino Perez hired Alonso and sanctioned around €180million (£155m; $210.5m) to be spent on new players, including defenders Dean Huijsen, Alvaro Carreras and Trent Alexander-Arnold, along with exciting young Argentine playmaker Franco Mastantuono.

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