In addition to the confrontation with Al-Hilal, on Wednesday, at 16h (Brasília time), the club will face Pachuca, Mexico, on the 22nd, and RB Salzburg, on the 26th, for the first phase of the Club World Cup
The delegation of the landing on Sunday morning (15) in, us, where will make its preparation for the dispute of the. After 9 hours of travel since Spain, players distributed autographs in front of the hotel where the team will stay in Palm Beach, and participated in the first training in Florida.
Newly hired to lead the team of the Spanish capital, instead of, who took over the Brazilian team, the coach showed concern about the short preparation before the debut in the competition, three days from Wednesday (18), against Saudi Al-Hilal. “Gradually, we are getting to know each other and having the necessary contact, but it is a process that needs to be accelerated because we have little time to train,” lamented the coach, in an interview with DAZN. In the United States alone, former Bayer Leverkusen coach will have the opportunity to train the full meringue team.
Brazilian Vinicius Júnior, the Ukrainian Andriy Lunin, the Turkish Arda Güler, who defended their respective selections in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, gained rest and only met with the rest of the cast in US territory. “They have been very positive. Gradually, you will know the group and make this contact so important,” said Alonso.
“We will have three workouts before the first game and we are coming with great enthusiasm. We are hopeful to make a good tournament and go to the final,” said the commander. “We are starting a new era and we have to prioritize what is important and how we want to play. The idea is to do it from the first game, and the first thing is to know each other.”
In addition to the confrontation with Al-Hilal, on Wednesday, at 16h (Brasília time), Real Madrid will face Pachuca, Mexico, on the 22nd, and RB Salzburg, on the 26th, for the first phase of the Club World Cup.
*With information from Estadão Content
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