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Breaking down Real Madrid's caller enactment nether Xabi Alonso (3:30)
Ale Moreno reflects connected Real Madrid's triumph implicit RB Salzburg successful the Club World Cup and however the players are adapting to Xabi Alonso's caller system. (3:30)
Adriana Garcia
Jun 30, 2025, 02:43 PM ET
Real Madrid skipper Dani Carvajal said helium is acceptable to play successful immoderate presumption successful Xabi Alonso's team.
The Spanish right-back returned to bid with Los Blancos earlier this period aft recovering from an ACL injury picked up successful October.
Carvajal is impressed by caller manager Alonso's tactics and speaking up of his team's Club World Cup round-of-16 crippled against Juventus connected Tuesday, the veteran defender said: "The manager is bringing existent versatility to the squad with [Aurélien] Tchouaméni's position. And I'll play anywhere, adjacent successful betwixt the posts. I've played astatine centre-back, left-back, connected the helping ... I'm ever acceptable for thing the manager asks of me. I'm disposable to assistance retired successful immoderate mode I can."
Carvajal, 33, faces contention with Madrid having strengthened the squad up of the tourney successful the United States by signing England planetary Trent Alexander-Arnold from Liverpool and Spain defender Dean Huijsen from Bournemouth.
Alonso played fielded a four-man defence successful Madrid's opening games successful the Club World Cup but did power to his preferred three-man backline with Antonio Rüdiger, Tchouameni and Huijsen successful their 3-0 triumph against RB Salzburg.
Carvajal is acceptable to enactment his wounded woes down him and is acceptable to springiness his contribution.
"On a idiosyncratic level, I consciousness great," helium said. "I'm backmost successful the radical dynamics. I don't cognize if I'll beryllium portion of the squad tomorrow. I cognize myself and I cognize that if they bring maine on, I'll springiness 100% retired there. All out. No fear, assurance is entity high. This is each down maine now. I'm lacking lucifer practice, I've lone been backmost grooming with the radical for a mates of weeks."
Carvajal said Madrid, who finished runners-up successful LaLiga, are increasing stronger arsenic the tourney progresses.
"The squad is gaining successful assurance and tomorrow's absorption volition beryllium stronger than what we've travel up against successful the tourney truthful far," helium said.
"It's tougher absorption and it's knockout. I can't wait. "Lose, and you're heading home. We person to spell each out. I anticipation we tin publication a spot successful the quarters."
