Real Madrid won 1-0 against Juventus, in the third round of the UEFA Champions League group stage. Jude Bellingham scored the only goal of the match. With this result, Real has won all 3 matches since the beginning of the tournament, firmly in the leading group. In addition, this victory also helped Real have a favorable start ahead of the match against Barcelona in LaLiga at the weekend.
In the last few minutes of the match, we took a 1-0 lead and had to defend the result. Juve pushed the player up, they put pressure and arranged three strikers in the final defense. They put many challenges for us, but this is the Champions League and there is no easy victory. Juve is a European giant, coach Xabi Alonso said after the match.
The Real Madrid coach also praised Jude Bellingham, when he scored his first goal of the new season. Bellingham has suffered a shoulder injury and has not played impressively recently, before scoring against Juventus.
Regardless of what that goal was, it was a really perfect performance from Bellingham. It was a tough game, with very little space, but I was really impressed with him against Getafe, and again in today's game. He scored. I am very excited about him, especially the way he kept winning the ball back and taking good positions in the box, Alonso said.
This victory helped Real Madrid confidently aim for the "super classic" match against Barcelona at the weekend. Barca also just had a 6-1 victory over Olympiakos. Hansi Flick's side are also right behind Real in the LaLiga table. Those signals a fierce match at the Bernabeu.
We are in good form and lets see what happens on Sunday. Real Madrid players must recover well and then prepare for the match. We are on the rise and that is a positive thing. The El Clasico match is extremely important, because of the match itself, the league rankings and their influence," said the Real strategist.
In 2025, Barcelona have won Real Madrid 3 times in the Spanish Super Cup, the King's Cup and LaLiga, scoring 12 goals. Hansi Flick's team is Real Madrid's biggest challenge this season.
According to Alonso, Real Madrid need to show more in the upcoming match. We understand the importance of the match next Sunday, but we will not speculate too much about it, he said. We know it is extremely important and will take it for granted. It is too early to talk about deciding the tournament situation, but of course it will have a certain impact.
The Real Madrid vs Barcelona match will take place at 10:15 on October 26.
