For the second season in a row, Los Blancos fell short against Barcelona in the battle for the Spanish Super Cup crown, losing 3–2 at Alinma Bank Stadium on Sunday evening. The game was the last Xabi Alonso managed at his former club before his sudden exit the following day.

Arbeloa will be the new first team coach. Álvaro Arbeloa has been the coach of Castilla since June 2025, and has spent his entire coaching career in Real Madrid's youth academy since 2020. He coached the Under-14s A in the 2020-2021 season,

Castilla have reached the half-way mark of nineteen league games played so far this season. The Álvaro Arbeloa era is now well underway, and has largely left the fanbase torn between cautious optimism and eerily familiar concerns.

Having joined Como from Real Madrid, Ramon is a highly-rated young centre-back who is setting himself up for a big future in the game. As Liverpool position themselves for a poten