A member of the defensive ranks at Real Madrid led all La Liga players in one particular statistic across the season’s opening round of fixtures.That’s according to Squawka, who point towards

The Spanish giants kicked off their 2025–26 campaign with a 1–0 victory over Osasuna on Tuesday night. Xabi Alonso made his debut on the touchline at the Santiago Bernabéu and led his new team to three points in a comfortable, yet lackluster win.

England right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold made his La Liga debut as Real Madrid earned a narrow win against Osasuna. The summer signing from Liverpool had played five times for his new club at the Fifa Club World Cup, where they reached the semi-finals, under new boss Xabi Alonso.