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It wasn't seen on TV: Xabi Alonso's effusive celebration after Mbappé's goal

We show you how Xabi Alonso celebrated Mbappé's goal from the penalty spot

Mbappé has been the scorer of the only goal of the match so far, from the penalty spot.  But now we have the images of how Xabi Alonso celebrated it.

Enthusiasm is something that can't be said to be common in a coach like Alonso, considering his composure. However, this first match was very important in order to change the outlook from last season.

The pressure is on the coach from the start and it's clear that not everything will be an easy path. Nevertheless, starting with a win is an important step toward being the team that meets expectations.

Xabi is happy

Osasuna have presented themselves as a much tougher team than expected at the Merengue sanctuary, where the score is just 1-0. Alonso's system gets complicated in these cases, but great individual talent is essential.

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Xabi in match | Real Madrid Confidencial

Mbappé opens the scoring with a magnificent play that ended in a penalty, which he converted from 12 yds. (11 m). This unleashed euphoria among Madridists, but also on the bench with Xabi celebrating joyfully. This makes it clear that the path so far hasn't been easy and it's still just the beginning.

All the tension starts to be felt from the start of the new project and vision for the white team. Alonso has a lot of work to do and it's clear from the beginning that passion is more present than ever.

After the match, discussion on DC's YouTube channel

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Coto Matamoros and Siro López will take part in every discussion to share their points of view on everything Real Madrid does. In addition to them, the panel is completed by the channel's regular contributors. Claudia, "El Míster", Recuero, Carlos Butragueño, Adolfo Sedano, Damián Castilla, José "Gravesen", Juan Carlos Nuño, and Rubén Mejía.

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Of course, we'll also have José Padilla, deputy director of Defensa Central, for live reports from Bernabéu stadium. All of this is directed and hosted by Dídac Aguirre.

These are discussions in which we talk about what happened in each match, we connect live with Xabi Alonso's press conference.  We can't forget the now famous predictions of "the blind Recuero", who'll do everything possible to get much more right this new season.

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