Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso downplayed Lamine Yamal’s controversial comments ahead of El Clasico, emphasizing his team’s focus on the upcoming intense match.
The build-up to Sunday’s El Clasico showdown between Real Madrid and Barcelona has been dominated by Lamine Yamal – more specifically, by comments that the 18-year-old made regarding Los Blancos.
Lamine Yamal has claimed that Real Madrid “rob teams”, which has caused fury among their players. Understandably, Xabi Alonso was asked about the matter during his pre-match press conference, although he refused to delve much into it, as per Diario AS.
“I’m not getting into it. There are many statements from the people of Barcelona and I cannot go into assessing them all. For us, the important thing is what happens on the pitch. Where we come from and what we have ahead of us. And how we want to play tomorrow’s game. That is what worries me the most and what we have been working on.”