US EditionMbappé Scores in His Return From Injury as Madrid Beats Alaves in Boost for Alonso
Real Madrid faces Alavés with eight first-team players unavailable and coach Xabi Alonso's future uncertain amid just two wins in eight matches, Mbappé returns to squad.
- On Dec 13, 2025, Xabi Alonso, Real Madrid coach, said Kylian Mbappé is "fine to play" and named him in the matchday squad for Alavés on Sunday.
- Earlier this week, ESPN reported club executives met after a run of one win in five LaLiga matches and the Bernabéu crowd whistled following the Manchester City defeat.
- With several starters missing, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dani Carvajal and Eduardo Camavinga are injured, Fran García, Álvaro Carreras and Endrick suspended, but Alonso said, `Despite the absences, we have strengths and a squad large enough to field eleven Madrid players who will give their all`.
- A defeat at Alavés could end Xabi Alonso's tenure at Real Madrid, ESPN FC pundits debate his future, and Alonso praised Álvaro Arbeloa as a possible successor.
- Alonso says Madrid lie four points behind Barcelona in LaLiga and hopes current struggles will make them stronger as they work to turn things around.
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Mbappé scores in his return from injury as Madrid beats Alaves in boost for Alonso
Kylian Mbappé has scored in his return from injury. His goal helped Real Madrid beat host Alaves 2-1 in the Spanish league to relieve some of the pressure on coach Xabi Alonso.
The Madrilenes, who were hit on the Alavés lawn, provided the essentials to return to four points of the Barça. Kylian Mbappé, returning from injury, scored again.
Alaves vs Real Madrid: La Liga – team news, start time, lineups
Who: Alaves vs Real MadridWhat: Spain’s La LigaWhere: Mendizorroza Stadium in Vitoria, SpainWhen: Sunday, December 14, at 9pm (20:00 GMT)How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 17:00 GMT in advance of our text commentary stream.Real Madrid will hope to ease the pressure on Xabi Alonso when they visit Alaves on Sunday, but the record La Liga winners will know that one more defeat could spell the end of the short-lived …
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