"It's football -- after going in a good dynamic we've had some results we don't like, but we know what we want," Alonso told reporters.

England head coach Thomas Tuchel recalled Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham and Manchester City's Phil Foden when naming his squad on Friday for next week's World Cup qualifiers at home to Serbia and away against Albania.

Kylian Mbappe struck twice as Real Madrid romped to a 4-0 win over Valencia on Saturday to move seven points clear at the top of LaLiga.

Bellingham netted Madrid's second goal in their 2-1 La Liga win over Barcelona and set up the first for Kylian Mbappe.

Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham were on target as Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 to win a tense Clasico and move five points clear of their rivals at the top of LaLiga on Sunday.

Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham says he is back to his best and eager to shine in Saturday’s El Clasico against Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Jude Bellingham's goal helped record 15-time winners Real Madrid maintain their 100 percent start to the Champions League with a 1-0 victory over Juventus on Wednesday.

England boss Thomas Tuchel left out Phil Foden and Jack Grealish when he announced his squad on Friday for an international friendly against Wales and a World Cup qualifier against Latvia in the upcoming international break.

Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso is cautiously hopeful that Jude Bellingham could return to action before October as the England midfielder continues his recovery from shoulder surgery.

Bellingham has been struggling with shoulder discomfort after dislocating it in a La Liga match in November 2023, and playing with a brace under his shirt since then.

"Sometimes you see the rage, the hunger and the fire and it comes out in a way that can be a bit repulsive, for example, for my mother when she sits in front of the TV," said Tuchel in a wide-ranging interview with radio station talkSPORT on Wednesday.

With the domestic title out of reach, Bellingham and Real Madrid have now set their sights on international silverware.

A driving force in England’s run to the Euro 2024 final in Germany — where they narrowly lost to Spain — Bellingham has shown flashes of brilliance on the biggest stage. However, Tuchel believes the midfielder may be trying to do too much.

Jude Bellingham edged Real Madrid ahead in their Champions League play-off against Manchester City, but then his week swiftly took a turn for the worse.

The England international was dismissed after 39 minutes of Madrid's 1-1 draw at El Sadar when he exchanged words with referee Jose Munuera Montero, who then reached for his red card.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said his side lacks composure to defend a lead after Real Madrid struck twice late on to snatch a 3-2 win from the first leg of their Champions League play-off.

Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham struck a last-gasp goal to give the Champions League holders a 3-2 victory over Manchester City in an edge-of-your-seat first leg of their knockout phase playoff on Tuesday at the Etihad Stadium.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti on Wednesday demanded a rapid reaction from his team after their capitulation against rivals Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final.

Last season, around this time, there was a surprise package in Girona in the top three of LaLiga. However, a year later, the Spanish league has returned to the status quo, with Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Atletico Madrid -- the three giants of Spain -- occupying the top three spots on the table at the end of 2024.

Jude Bellingham said Real Madrid were beaten by "the best-performing team in Europe" as Liverpool's dismantling of the Spanish giants set a new bar in Arne Slot's stunning start at Anfield.