Overview
- Real Madrid beat Olympiakos 4-3 in Piraeus to halt a three-match winless run, with Kylian Mbappé scoring all four goals including the competition’s second-fastest hat-trick.
- Mbappé said players must protect the coach and staff and called for unity, framing intense scrutiny as normal at a club of Real’s stature.
- Confronted with a question about reliance on his goals, Mbappé dismissed it as a dumb question and argued the team’s success depends on collective roles.
- Xabi Alonso acknowledged the job’s demands, declined to discuss claims of internal undermining, and emphasized managing strong personalities in the dressing room.
- Alonso confirmed president Florentino Pérez’s support as reports of squad unease persisted, including discontent involving Vinícius Júnior and Federico Valverde, while Real remain top of LaLiga.