Xabi Alonso on Real Madrid’s defeat in the Super Cup: we have to move on & more related news here

Xabi Alonso said Real Madrid “must move on as soon as possible” after Sunday’s 3-2 Super Cup final defeat to Barcelona, ​​blaming bad luck and an injury crisis for falling short against their rivals.

Raphinha put Barça ahead before three goals in four minutes from Vinícius Júnior, Robert Lewandowski and Gonzalo García made it 2-2 at half-time.

Raphinha scored the winning goal in the second half, when Madrid could not take advantage of its last chances.

With this result, Barcelona won the first tournament of the Spanish season and retained a trophy that they also won in 2025.

“We have to move on as soon as possible,” Alonso said, when asked how his team would react to the loss. “It is the least important competition we play. We have to look forward, try to recover players.” [from injury]Recover your morale and move forward.”

Kylian Mbappé was only able to appear late as a substitute after recovering from a sprained knee, while Madrid were also without defenders Éder Militão and Antonio Rüdiger.

“Kylian wasn’t fit to start the game,” Alonso said. “It was better to use him for impact, and that’s what we decided… Injuries are hurting us. They’re preventing us from finding stability.”

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Alonso praised Vinícius, who scored after going 16 games in all competitions without scoring.

“Vini played a great game,” said Alonso. “It was dangerous and the goal was extraordinary.”

“Losing a final against an opponent is never pleasant,” said goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. “We deserved to win, especially in the second half. Today the details worked against us.”