Khaberni - Real Madrid's coach, Xabi Alonso, confirmed today, Saturday, that he is aiming to achieve victory over Real Betis tomorrow, Saturday, in the round 18 of the Spanish league, aiming to continue competing strongly for the title of "La Liga".
Alonso said in the pre-match press conference: "After a week of rest, I expect to return to competition, and play the second half of the season with enthusiasm and passion, and a new vision, we want to play a good game and win it".
He added, "Dean Hausen felt some discomfort, and we wanted to be a bit cautious, we will decide tomorrow whether he will participate or not, and assess Mbappe's injury situation and make decisions after each match, we will see how his condition develops?, we will do our best for his return as soon as possible, we will try to determine the time, as it largely depends on how he feels, when will his return be as soon as possible, but I don't know, will it be by the Super Cup?, we will definitely miss Kylian tomorrow, but we have to have great confidence in the players who will start the match".
Alonso noted, "Rodrigo can play in any of the three forward positions, he has finished the first part of the season at an excellent level, and has delivered great performances at the end of the year, we are very pleased with him, we need him, just like any other player in the team, we have several options to replace Kylian, and Rodrigo is one of them".
He further stated: "It's always our responsibility to look for new players, although we are satisfied with the current squad formation, and my job is to bring out the best in them, we are still evolving, we go through good and bad times, and we always focus on improvement without identifying specific names".
Alonso continued, "At this stage of his career, Endrick needs sufficient playing time, I understand why he made this decision, and why the club invested in his development and gaining experience in a strong league like the French league, Real Madrid handles the players who leave the team for development and then return well".
He concluded: "I see Vinicius in good condition, happy, the break was beneficial for all of us to regain our energy, tomorrow we need to put in our effort, and to spread that desire and rhythm we need, if this effort is mutual, we will enjoy it".
