Elche away on Tuesday, same 4–1 squad
Real Madrid finished their last session at Valdebebas on Monday before the trip to Elche at the Martínez Valero (3). José Mourinho repeats the squad that beat Rayo Vallecano 4–1 (1).
Only three injured players are out (1). Kickoff at Elche is Tuesday at 21:30 CEST.
Mbappé's double, and the scoring race
Kylian Mbappé scored twice in the 4–1 win over Rayo Vallecano at the Bernabéu on Saturday (1)(4).
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He leads the LaLiga scoring chart, tied with Raphinha, Lamine Yamal and Camello (1). Yan Diomande is on the scoresheet in that same win (4).
Mourinho on Diomande: he has a lot to learn
Mourinho did not soften it. "Diomande tiene mucho que aprender" (1). Five official matches in, the €125m signing still has work to do (1).
Mourinho needles Barcelona and Atlético over penalties
"Joking with journalists" was how it got described, and the subject was the penalties given to Barcelona and Atlético Madrid on Monday (2). Mourinho questioned both calls in his news conference (1)(2).
He also made the point that nobody was talking about them (2).
Barcelona have not dropped a point
Barcelona are five from five in LaLiga after their win against Levante on Monday (1)(7). You sit second on 12 points from 5 games, +10 goal difference, with Barcelona still perfect above you (1).
The right back call: Dumfries or Alexander-Arnold
Denzel Dumfries and Trent Alexander-Arnold are competing for the same spot (4). Mourinho's rotation has been the story of the early weeks, with Thibaut Courtois, Jude Bellingham, Fede Valverde, Vinicius Jr, Marc Cucurella, Alvaro Carreras and Arda Güler all part of that picture (4).
Palacios promoted to the Sub-16
Santiago Palacios steps up to coach the Sub-16 side (1). The Mexican coach has worked at Pumas and San Luis (1).
