After winning his first Clásico as Real Madrid coach, Xabi Alonso spoke to the media after a 2-1 win, with many questions focusing on the importance of the victory. The coach said, “it’s important. You yourselves are saying it. It’s not just the three points. We know that it’s still October and it’s early, that we have to work hard, work a lot. But we wanted good feelings and that’s how it was. We need a lot of what we saw today”.“We wanted to field the best-prepared team to compete in an important game. We countered the opponent well. We worked with a lot of conviction. The goal we conceded was our loss, and Koundé‘s was a half-chance, but we created a lot. The choice was for today, I saw the boys and the stadium enjoying themselves. There was a very good connection. It was important for the fans to see that their team could compete and win a big game. He enjoyed everything. This project is just beginning, but the connection is essential. And today I felt it.”“I don’t know if extra, but the team was very motivated. We had been talking about it beforehand, how important the game was. Not just for the three points, but for what a victory could mean, for deserving it. I’m very happy for the boys. They needed this feeling of winning a big game. The motivation was complete.”“We wanted to field the best-prepared team to compete in an important game. We countered the opponent well. We worked with a lot of conviction. The goal we conceded was our loss, and Koundé‘s was a half-chance, but we created a lot. The choice was for today, I saw the boys and the stadium enjoying themselves. There was a very good connection. It was important for the fans to see that their team could compete and win a big game. He enjoyed everything. This project is just beginning, but the connection is essential. And today I felt it.”After winning his first Clásico as Real Madrid coach, Xabi Alonso spoke to the media after a 2-1 win, with many questions focusing on the importance of the victory. The coach said, “it’s important. You yourselves are saying it. It’s not just the three points. We know that it’s still October and it’s early, that we have to work hard, work a lot. But we wanted good feelings and that’s how it was. We need a lot of what we saw today”.

