Real Madrid need to react after Barcelona's 4-0 win on Saturday against Athletic Club as the Blaugrana are currently tied on points with Xabi Alonso's team. The Blancos will visit Elche on Sunday and Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso knows they need to perform ahead of a busy week of Champions League soccer, as he underlined in the pre-match press conference, "That's how it is, we have to prepare for them in the same way. We know what it means to play away from home, these are matches where you play against the crowd, but the game and the preparation are the same. As a right-back, we've used this break with Trent Alexander-Arnold to train more and get him back to full fitness after his injuries. Valverde can still play there, but having Trent in better shape gives us more options in that pos

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