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Real coach Alonso warns against overconfidence ahead of Madrid derby
Gulf Today
|September 27, 2025
Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso warned his side against overconfidence ahead of Saturday’s visit to face city rivals Atletico Madrid in La Liga.
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Los Blancos have won every match they have played this season, leading the top flight by two points ahead of champions Barcelona and nine from Atletico, who are languishing in ninth.
However the Spaniard, coaching the team for the first time in a derby clash against Atletico, said his players must keep their feet on the ground.
"Every game is very difficult to win... we cannot be overconfident," Alonso told a news conference Friday.
"Just by going out on to the pitch it doesn't mean we are going to win, we have to be consistent in our performance.
"The more we teach ourselves to be active, the more games we will win. If we have that natural activation, we will be able to claim many points."
This story is from the September 27, 2025 edition of Gulf Today.
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