{"id":87939,"date":"2026-01-06T23:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T22:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/xabi-alonso-on-ropes-and-without-mbappe-in-super-cup_315691_102\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T23:43:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T22:43:00","slug":"xabi-alonso-on-ropes-and-without-mbappe-in-super-cup_315691_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/spanish-super-cup\/xabi-alonso-on-ropes-and-without-mbappe-in-super-cup_315691_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Xabi Alonso: on the ropes and without Mbapp\u00e9 in the Super Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">As expected, Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 will not play in the Spanish Super Cup with Real Madrid. Xabi Alonso is obliged to win the trophy to keep his job and will have to do so without his top scorer<\/h2>  \r\n<div class=\"article-addons\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/calendar-fc-barcelona.html\"\r\n       target=\"_self\"\r\n       title=\"Calendar of FC Barcelona\"\r\n       class=\"blue-gredient-btn\">\r\n       \r\n        Calendar of FC Barcelona    <\/a>\r\n<\/div>   <p>Real Madrid will not have <strong>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<\/strong> in the 2026 Spanish Super Cup. As FCBN had reported, the French international will not be available for the first trophy of the season due to <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/spanish-super-cup\/drama-at-real-madrid-mbappe-ruled-out-of-super-cup_315660_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/supercopa-de-espana\/drama-en-real-madrid-mbappe-descartado-supercopa_315660_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/spanish-super-cup\/drama-at-real-madrid-mbappe-ruled-out-of-super-cup_315660_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Drama en el Real Madrid: Mbapp\u00e9, descartado para la Supercopa\">a sprain in his left knee<\/a><\/p>  <p>The &#8217;10&#8217;s&#8217; leg discomfort began in early December, but &#8216;Kiki&#8217; preferred to push through the last three games of 2025 to try to surpass, or at least equal, the record for most goals with the club in a calendar year. Mbapp\u00e9 equaled Cristiano Ronaldo&#8217;s 59 goals in 2013, but will ultimately miss between four and five games with Xabi Alonso&#8217;s team<\/p>  <h2>Xabi Alonso will risk his job with Gonzalo as &#8216;9&#8217;<\/h2>  <p>The team from Tolosa, in that sense, faces another &#8216;match ball&#8217; without their top scorer and main star. Real Madrid fans know that a failure in the Super Cup will likely eliminate the Spanish coach, who <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/laliga\/laliga-standings-25-26-barcelona-remains-4-points-ahead-of-real-madrid_315676_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/laliga\/clasificacion-laliga-25-26-goleada-real-madrid-betis_315676_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/laliga\/laliga-standings-25-26-barcelona-remains-4-points-ahead-of-real-madrid_315676_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Clasificaci\u00f3n de LaLiga 25-26 tras la goleada del Real Madrid al Betis\">closed the first half of LaLiga 4 points behind FC Barcelona<\/a> after losing a 5-point lead after 11 matchdays.<\/p>  <p>Xabi arrives at the Super Cup with a record of <strong>19 wins, 3 draws, and 4 losses in 26 official matches<\/strong>. Three consecutive draws in La Liga and a couple of other defeats against <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/laliga\/celta-topples-real-madrid-and-extends-barca-lead-0-2_315449_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/laliga\/real-madrid-0-2-celta-ridiculo-blanco-bernabeu-alejar-barca-liderato_315449_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/laliga\/celta-topples-real-madrid-and-extends-barca-lead-0-2_315449_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Real Madrid 0-2 Celta: rid\u00edculo blanco en el Bernab\u00e9u para alejar al Bar\u00e7a en el liderato\">Celta (0-2)<\/a> and <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/real-madrid-1-2-city-pep-guardiola-men-set-bernabeu-ablaze_315487_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/champions-league\/city-remonta-bernabeu-agudiza-crisis-real-madrid-1-2_315487_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/real-madrid-1-2-city-pep-guardiola-men-set-bernabeu-ablaze_315487_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"El City remonta en el Bernab\u00e9u y agudiza la crisis del Real Madrid (1-2)\">Manchester City (1-2)<\/a> left him on the verge of KO in mid-December<\/p>  <p>The team&#8217;s collective play was very poor in the final stretch of 2025, as was the performance of <strong>Vinicius Jr.<\/strong>, the main target of whistles from the Bernab\u00e9u stands.<\/p>  <p>The &#8216;merengues&#8217; depended too much on Mbapp\u00e9&#8217;s goals (<strong>he scored 29 of the team&#8217;s 57 goals so far<\/strong>) in the first half of the season, in addition to lacking tactical order and a defined scheme.<\/p>  <p>And so, Madrid arrives in Arabia with the obligation to win the Super Cup with **Gonzalo Garc\u00eda** as the &#8216;9&#8217;. The academy player responded with a hat-trick on Sunday against Betis (5-1), a match where Real, while improving their offensive play, once again suffered in defense. The academy player, moreover, had not scored for six months and had only just celebrated his first goals of the 25\/26 season<\/p>  <h2>Atl\u00e9tico Already Knew How to Crush Xabi Alonso&#8217;s Madrid<\/h2>  <p>On Thursday, the Whites&#8217; rival will be **Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid**, who already crushed their neighbor in the seventh matchday of La Liga with <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/laliga\/atletico-5-2-real-madrid-historic-little-hand-for-rojiblancos_314849_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/laliga\/atletico-5-2-real-madrid-historica-manita-rojiblanca-liderato-pedir-barcelona_314849_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/laliga\/atletico-5-2-real-madrid-historic-little-hand-for-rojiblancos_314849_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Atl\u00e9tico 5-2 Real Madrid: hist\u00f3rica 'manita' rojiblanca y liderato a pedir del Bar\u00e7a\">a historic &#8216;manita&#8217; (5-2)<\/a>. A defeat against the &#8216;Colchoneros&#8217; or, failing that, in a hypothetical final against Barcelona or Athletic, could be the definitive blow to Xabi Alonso&#8217;s cycle at the &#8216;Casa Blanca&#8217;.<\/p>  <p>The thrashing by Atleti at the Metropolitano was Madrid&#8217;s first defeat of the season and highlighted the defensive fragility and lack of depth in the &#8216;Merengue&#8217; midfield. Although <strong>Diego Simeone<\/strong>&#8216;s team is not going through its best moment (they are coming off a draw with Real Sociedad), they are usually a very tough opponent for Real.<\/p>  <p>It&#8217;s no coincidence that <strong>Real Madrid has only beaten Atl\u00e9tico in one of their last five derbies (2-1 in the Champions League)<\/strong>. In addition to Kylian Mbapp\u00e9, Xabi Alonso will also be without <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/champions-league-brahim-diaz-saves-real-madrid-from-disaster_311265_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/champions-league\/champions-league-brahim-diaz-salva-real-madrid-papelon-atletico-2-1_311265_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/champions-league-brahim-diaz-saves-real-madrid-from-disaster_311265_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"CHAMPIONS: An offside goal saves Real Madrid from a 'mess' against Atl\u00e9tico (2-1)\">\u00c9der Militao<\/a> (injured) and <strong>Brahim D\u00edaz<\/strong> (Africa Cup) in the Super Cup<\/p>  <p><strong>Dani Carvajal<\/strong>, <strong>Trent Alexander-Arnold<\/strong>, and <strong>Dean Huijsen<\/strong> traveled with the team to Arabia, but they will hardly be available against Atl\u00e9tico. With <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/official-real-madrid-loans-endrick-to-olympique-lyonnais_315616_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fichajes\/real-madrid-cierra-cesion-endrick-por-6-meses-lyon_315616_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/official-real-madrid-loans-endrick-to-olympique-lyonnais_315616_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"El Real Madrid cierra la cesi\u00f3n de Endrick por 6 meses al Lyon\">Endrick Felipe<\/a> loaned to Lyon, Franco Mastantuono is the only offensive alternative available to the trident formed by Rodrygo, Vinicius, and Gonzalo.&nbsp;<\/p>  <h2>Players Called Up by Xabi Alonso for the 2026 Spanish Super Cup<\/h2>  <ul> <li> <b>Goalkeepers: <\/b>Courtois, Lunin and Fran Gonz\u00e1lez.<\/li> \t<li> <b>Defenders: <\/b>Carvajal, Alaba, Alexander-Arnold, Asensio, Carreras, Fran Garc\u00eda, R\u00fcdiger, Mendy, Huijsen and David Jim\u00e9nez.<\/li> \t<li> <b>Midfielders: <\/b>Bellingham, Camavinga, Valverde, Tchouam\u00e9ni, Arda G\u00fcler, Ceballos and Thiago.<\/li> \t<li> <b>Forwards: <\/b>Vinicius, Rodrygo, Gonzalo and Mastantuono.<\/li> <\/ul> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As expected, Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 will not play in the Spanish Super Cup with Real Madrid. 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