Vinicius - out of 17 questions, 6 mentioned the Brazilian player when Xabi Alonso attended the press conference before Real Madrid's match against Valencia, round 11 of La Liga.
Xabi Alonso seemed prepared. “I understand you, I understand that is the focus, but understand me,” he smiled.
Nearly a week after the Clasico, with Vinicius' reaction when he was substituted in the 72nd minute, Alonso has just made an official statement.
“It was very positive ,” he laughed, sending a clear message of forgiveness. Or understanding. “On Wednesday we had a meeting with everyone and Vinicius was perfect.”
“He spoke sincerely, from the heart, and he is a good person ,” Alonso insisted when asked about Vinicius apologizing to everyone but him. “For me, everything is resolved. There will be no revenge.”
Alonso tried to keep things down to pure football. “El Clasico? More than three points, it was a very valuable victory, the boys were very eager, they had anticipated every situation” .
Only time will tell whether this is a peace treaty or an armistice.
However, now Alonso's task is to prepare for the match against Valencia with the aim of winning 3 more points.
Victory over Valencia, who are third from bottom in La Liga and have a weak defence – 16 goals conceded so far – helps Real Madrid put pressure on a troubled Barcelona.
In addition, the 3 points against Valencia also added mental strength for Real Madrid to play Liverpool in the Champions League. That will be a memorable return to Anfield for Alonso.
With a tight schedule, it would not be surprising if Alonso continued to rotate his personnel. Young talent Franco Mastantuono is likely to return to the starting lineup, while Dani Ceballos has the opportunity to accumulate more minutes.
The Bernabeu is of course also paying special attention to Kylian Mbappe. The Frenchman has just received the 2024/25 European Golden Shoe award, and he is eager to "shoot" in front of the home crowd.
Force:
Real Madrid: Carvajal, Rudiger, Alaba injured ; Lunin suspended.
Valencia: Diakhaby, Foulquier, Ramazani, Ugrinic, Beltran injured.
Expected lineup:
Real Madrid (4-3-3): Courtois; Valverde, Militao, Huijsen, Carreras; Camavinga, Tchouameni, Bellingham; Mastantuono , Mbappe, Vinicius.
Valencia (4-4-2): Agirrezabala; Correia, Tarrega, Copete, Gaya; Rioja, Pepelu, Santamaria, Lopez; Duro, Danjuma .
Match odds: Real Madrid handicap 2 1/4
Goal ratio: 3 1/2
Prediction: Real Madrid win 3-1 .
Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/nhan-dinh-bong-da-real-madrid-vs-valencia-vong-11-la-liga-2458358.html
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