"Whenever I have a chance to play, I will do my best to help the team"

Xabi Alonso's Real Madrid are beginning to show signs of the great season they may have ahead of them. 'Los Blancos' comfortably beat WSG Tirol 4-0 in their final pre-season match before the start of La Liga 2025/26.

One piece of good news for the former Bayer Leverkusen coach is the gradual return to form of Eder Militao, after the Brazilian centre-back missed much of last season with a serious knee injury.

In fact, the Brazil international, who opened the scoring against WSG Tirol, returned to the starting line-up for the 'Merengues' for the first time since November 2024. "I've had good feelings. I'm helping the team, which is what I like. It took a while, but the best thing is to be back there, at the manager's disposal. Whenever I get the chance to play, I'll do my best to help the team," he said.

"The goal was a very nice one. I thought it wasn't going to go in, but in the end it turned out well. I think we are linking up better and better. What the manager is asking for is already working better. We will continue to improve throughout the season," he concluded.