First Champions League game of the Arbeloa-era and the Spanish coach is expected to start both Arda Güler and Franco Mastantuono, given that Rodrygo hasn’t recovered from the muscle injury he suffered during the Spanish Supercup Final against Barcelona.

The result moved Madrid to just one point behind Barcelona at the top of the La Liga standings (with the Catalan side then losing at Real Sociedad the next day), but a further torrent of whistles at full-time showed that a facile victory was not going to suddenly fix everything.

Jurgen Klopp says he "doesn't expect" to change his mind and go back into management amid links with Real Madrid. The German hasn't been in the dugout since leaving Liverpool in 2024, and despite showing no signs of returning to coaching,