Real Madrid kick off their 2025–26 La Liga campaign at the Santiago Bernabéu with Xabi Alonso on the touchline.
After losing their crown to Barcelona last season, Real Madrid have La Liga redemption on their mind. Not only did the club replace Carlo Ancelotti with Alonso, they also signed Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dean Huijsen, Franco Mastantuono and Álvaro Carreras this summer.
Los Blancos started the Alonso era at the FIFA Club World Cup and managed a semifinals finish in the United States. The real test comes just one month later, though, on Spanish soil. Real Madrid are set to clash with Osasuna in their La Liga opener.
The club will have to get by without the injured Jude Bellingham, Ferland Mendy, Eduardo Camavinga and Endrick. Real Madrid will also be without Antonio Rüdiger, who must serve the final game of the six-match ban he received for throwing ice at referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea in the Copa del Rey final.
Here’s what Real Madrid’s XI could look like against Osasuna on Aug 19.






