Real Madrid have had to wait a little longer to get their La Liga 2025-26 campaign underway, but they do so against Osasuna on August 19. Head coach Xabi Alonso

It has taken just one La Liga game at Real Madrid for Trent Alexander-Arnold’s new supporters to notice a major flaw in his playing style. The right-back, long regarded as one of the best in the world in his position, was at the centre of this summer’s biggest transfer saga when he chose to end a 20-year spell with boyhood club Liverpool.