A furious Xabi Alonso claimed that Atlético Madrid manager Diego Simeone had “crossed the line” with the comments he aimed at Vinicius Junior during Thursday’s hotly contested derby.

“Toni was struggling with his knee, he couldn’t go on, and Raúl was suffering, and we needed fresh legs in defence. Fran and Ferland came on well, and with the double pivot we made more passes. We’ll see how it goes on Sunday.”

Xabi Alonso was left fuming with Diego Simeone after his digs at Vinicius Jnr, constantly telling the Real Madrid ace that the club wanted to sell him as the pair clashed

Indeed, Barcelona bested their bitter rivals 5–2 in last season’s Spanish Super Cup final and 3–2 in the Copa del Rey final. Madrid got their first bit of revenge in their first Clásico under Alonso, a 2–1 victory at the Bernabéu.

Last summer, everyone was convinced that Rodrygo simply had to leave Real Madrid. There was no way of spinning it; the brilliant Brazilian had been frozen out both by Carlo Ancelotti and Xabi Alonso,

Simeone reportedly quipped that Madrid president Florentino Perez will sell Vinicius, who has had his troubles at Madrid this term and Alonso far from being impressed with that comment

Real Madrid boss Xabi Alonso has slammed Diego Simeone after his altercation with Vinicius Jr. in their Supercopa de España clash on Thursday.

Xabi Alonso says Vinicius Junior is "fundamental" to Real Madrid after the winger was whistled by parts of the Santiago Bernabeu crowd in their 5-1 win over Real Betis. The Brazilian started well but faded as the game wore on,

Xabi Alonso spoke in the press room of the King Abdullah Stadium in Jeddah and discussed the semi-final of the Spanish Super Cup against Atlético Madrid (Thursday, 8 pm Spanish time, 10 pm local time): “It's a semi-final and we have to be mentally prepared,