Bellingham says Real Madrid players are “100% behind” Xabi Alonso in Jeddah

Jude Bellingham has pushed backmost hard against reports of hostility astatine Real Madrid, calling the stories “fabricated oregon exaggerated” and insisting the squad remains agreed down manager Xabi Alonso.

Madrid deed a unsmooth spot earlier Christmas, winning lone 2 of 8 matches successful each competitions. That slump turned up the unit connected Alonso, portion his narration with Vinícius Júnior drew attraction aft the guardant reacted angrily to being substituted during October’s Clásico.

Speaking Wednesday successful Jeddah up of Thursday’s Spanish Supercopa semifinal against Atlético Madrid, Bellingham said the extracurricular sound does not lucifer the world wrong the club.

"A batch of the problems you mightiness perceive astir successful pugnacious moments are fabricated oregon exaggerated," helium said. "We cognize what truly happens wrong the dressing room. We're down the coach.

"I spot Vinícius each day, he's conscionable arsenic affirmative arsenic ever. He's nary atrocious power connected the squad and what we're trying to do. I person a large narration with Vini and if I felt helium was hurting america arsenic a team, I'd archer him, but I don't deliberation determination is astatine each ... As for the manager, we're each 100% down him."

Supercopa trial arrives arsenic Madrid steadies

Madrid’s play began astatine speed, with 13 wins successful their archetypal 14 matches. A 1-0 nonaccomplishment astatine Liverpool was followed by 3 consecutive LaLiga draws and defeats to Celta Vigo and Manchester City. However, they responded with 3 wins earlier Christmas and past a 5-1 league triumph implicit Real Betis connected Sunday.

"From my perspective, successful the dressing room, we're each down the coach," Bellingham said. "We've each got to beryllium 1 successful moments similar this... Looking astatine it from a antithetic perspective, successful January we're heading into a [Supercopa] semifinal, we're 2nd successful the league, 4 points disconnected the top, and successful the apical 8 successful the Champions League.

"It's not a catastrophe by immoderate means. At Real Madrid everything gets over-exaggerated a spot successful the atrocious moments, but that's wherefore we emotion it. What happens time volition hopefully beryllium a triumph for us, but if not those decisions [on Alonso] are mode supra my head."

Vinícius successful focus, Mbappé out

Vinícius has not scored successful Madrid’s past 15 games, and Bellingham framed his signifier done the unit helium carries. Alonso besides stressed his importance: "There's a batch of play left, a batch of important games," helium said. " Vini volition beryllium important. Tomorrow we request him astatine his best, connected to the team. When helium enjoys himself connected the pitch, helium opens teams up."

Madrid volition beryllium without Kylian Mbappé, ruled retired with a genu sprain. "Depending connected the moment, you instrumentality decisions," Alonso said. "We're here, we privation to person [Mbappé] backmost arsenic soon arsenic possible. We've pushed but this crippled has travel excessively soon."