Real Madrid boss Xabi Alonso has admitted he is not following Barcelona’s start to the 2024/25 La Liga season.La Blaugrana won three trophies last season, in Hansi Flick’s debut campaign, with

Real Madrid are tasked with trying to snatch the La Liga title from arch-rivals Barcelona in 2025/26, with Atletico Madrid breathing heavily down their necks. Los Blancos were second-best last season, rolling over several times throughout the campaign for Barca, who steamrolled their opponents to the crown.

Kicking off the season with a victory and a goal from Kylian Mbappe, it felt like nothing changed from last season for Real Madrid, but that's where the similarities ended. Xabi Alonso is at the helm in charge of an almost entirely new look backline that held Osasuna to only two shots,