OsasunaReal Madrid got their La Liga title challenge off to a winning start at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday night, with Kylian Mbappe to thank for the three points. Xabi Alonso

MADRID (AP) — Kylian Mbappé got off to a scoring start in his second season with Real Madrid, leading the team to a 1-0 victory over Osasuna in their Spanish league opener Tuesday.

Three months after they bid farewell to Carlo Ancelotti, Los Blancos returned to the Santiago Bernabéu with Alonso on the touchline. Trent Alexander-Arnold, Álvaro Carreras and Dean Huijsen joined the manager as a new-look Real Madrid kicked off their 2025–26 campaign in front of a sea of white shirts.

Real Madrid fans have spotted a major problem between Trent Alexander-Arnold and Kylian Mbappe during their game against Osasuna. Alexander-Arnold, who joined from Liverpool for £10 million, made his La Liga debut for Real against Osasuna, having appeared for his new team earlier this summer in the Club World Cup.

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.

The 2025-26 La Liga season is here, as Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid are fighting to retake the division crown from Barcelona.

An insight into a roadblock encountered in the ongoing contract negotiations between La Liga giants Real Madrid and attacking star Vinícius Jr. has early this week been provided.The info comes