Alonso praises Mbappe before facing Juventus in the Champions League

Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso praised his striker Kylian Mbappe for his amazing performance this season, as the French striker tops the list of top scorers in the Spanish Premier League and the Champions League before facing Juventus at home tomorrow, Wednesday.

Mbappe (26 years old), who joined Real Madrid from Paris Saint-Germain last season, scored 10 goals in nine Spanish League matches and five goals in two Champions League matches, in addition to three goals with the French national team this season.

His outstanding performance contributed to a strong start for Real Madrid under Alonso’s leadership, as he won 10 out of the 11 matches he played in all competitions. The team leads the Spanish League with 24 points, two points ahead of Barcelona, ​​and has won all the points in the Champions League.

“It’s not just about goals,” Alonso told reporters on Tuesday. His influence is also no less important when it comes to his teammates following him with and without the ball. It helps us. Score goals everywhere. This influence, in addition to the goals, is what the team needs.”

Real Madrid faces the struggling Juventus team, which has not achieved a win in more than a month, and occupies seventh place in the Italian Premier League, four points behind leaders Milan. However, Alonso warned against underestimating the Italian team.

“We are ready to face Juventus tomorrow,” he said. Any Italian team that struggles could be dangerous. We must not forget history. Juventus is a big club, both now and in the past. They have very special players.”
“It is a traditional European summit match,” he added. The two teams faced each other several times, and I participated in some of those matches.”

He continued, “We feel highly prepared.” “We want our third win in the Champions League and to continue our great start.”
“We need the stadium,” he continued. People go to the Bernabeu to watch big matches. “We have to provide them with whatever pleasure they want so that they respond in kind.”

When asked about Vinicius Junior, who scored five goals and provided four assists in nine Spanish league matches this season, Alonso said, “He is a very good player, and he is a key element in this squad this season and he has been like that in many previous seasons.” It is an essential and crucial element. I’m so happy to see him having fun and smiling…I talked to him about the impact he can have. We need him to be very focused on the field and what he is good at. “His current performance is outstanding, and he responds (to instructions) very well in matches.”