Xabi Alonso Responds To Lamine Yamal’s El Clasico Barbs

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Real Madrid head Xabi Alonso has admitted taunts from Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal person only added to nan excitement of El Clásico.

Ahead of a lucifer which seldom needs immoderate further buildup, Yamal sparked a activity of contention by accusing Madrid of “stealing and complaining” successful regards to refereeing, earlier chiming successful pinch one last dig arsenic he reminded fans of Barcelona’s 4–0 triumph astatine nan Santiago Bernabéu past season.

The teenage winger’s comments have, unsurprisingly, left nan Madrid squad thoroughly unimpressed, adding an other furniture of intrigue to Sunday’s gathering betwixt nan 2 sides.

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“It’s a large capable match, it has a batch of ingredients, and that’s what excites america astir for tomorrow,” a negotiated Alonso responded erstwhile asked for his verdict connected Yamal’s words.

Pushed further, nan Real Madrid head said: “I’m not going to spell into that. There are a batch of statements from group astatine Barcelona, and I can’t analyse them all.”

After previewing nan lucifer for nan remainder of nan property conference, Alonso was asked astir Yamal’s comments 1 last time.

Alonso has kept his attraction connected nan game. / Alberto Gardin/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images

This time, nan attraction was connected nan effect of his words connected nan Spanish nationalist team, amid wide reports that Madrid defender Dani Carvajal plans to face Yamal astir his behavior.

“What I person successful mind is that it’s going to beryllium an aggravated and hard-fought match,” Alonso said, erstwhile again brushing disconnected nan controversy. “We person to beryllium prepared, compete astatine nan highest level and person nan power needed to play a apical match.”

Madrid caput into Sunday’s game pinch nan advantage successful nan La Liga standings. Alonso’s broadside beryllium 2 points clear astatine nan apical of nan array and will dream to widen that lead to 5 pinch a large triumph astatine nan Bernabéu.