The 2025-26 La Liga season is here, as Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid are fighting to retake the division crown from Barcelona.

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.

This article was originally published on www.si.com as The Bernabeu Beckons: Real Madrid Enter New Era Determined to Erase Summer Failure. Only 41 days stand between Real Madrid’s FIFA Club World Cup exit and the start of their 2025–26 La Liga campaign.

Heading to 2025-26 La Liga debut, Real Madrid could be facing a potential lawsuit by rival Osasuna if they happen to include Franco Mastantuono in the squad.

Real Madrid head coach Xabi Alonso was on Monday asked for his take on the abilities of Barcelona sensation Lamine Yamal.This of course comes with the 18-year-old fresh off grabbing the headlines

Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe scored 31 La Liga goals in the 2024-25 La Liga season, but did not register a goal against two teams.