Xabi Alonso praised the impact of Real Madrid's new signings, including debutant Franco Mastantuono, after the team beat Osasuna 1-0 in their opening game of the LaLiga season on Tuesday.

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England right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold made his La Liga debut as Real Madrid earned a narrow win against Osasuna. The summer signing from Liverpool had played five times for his new club at the Fifa Club World Cup, where they reached the semi-finals, under new boss Xabi Alonso.

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In response, club president Florentino Perez hired Alonso and sanctioned around €180million (£155m; $210.5m) to be spent on new players, including defenders Dean Huijsen, Alvaro Carreras and Trent Alexander-Arnold, along with exciting young Argentine playmaker Franco Mastantuono.

Atlético Madrid are confident of completing the signing of Argentine winger Nicolás González from Juventus before the transfer window closes, a source told ESPN.

Xabi Alonso is not afraid of introducing young players to his squad if they have shown they have the talent to bring something extra to the team. The Real Madri

Atletico Madrid debuted six of its new signings but couldn’t avoid relinquishing a late lead and losing its opening Spanish league match for the first time under coach Diego Simeone