Real Madrid warm up for Liverpool with 4-0 rout, Xabi Alonso fury and fresh injury

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Real Madrid will head into Tuesday night’s Champions League tie against Liverpool full of confidence after thrashing Valencia 4-0 over the weekend. The England international has had a slow start to his career in the Spanish capital after he was sidelined for six games due to a hamstring injury he sustained against Marseille in September.

But since returning to fitness for last weekend’s 2-1 win against Barcelona, Alexander-Arnold has not made it onto the pitch for Los Blancos. Asked about the Uruguayan’s performance against Valencia, Alonso said: “We can all see how well-rounded he is and the level at which he’s playing.

Since he started playing, his level has been increasing and we know that he is a complete player. “Due to the needs of the team, he has played as a full-back and is still playing really well.” Real add another injury to growing list But it’s not all good news for the 15-time European champions, who could be without attacker Arda Guler for the trip to Anfield after he was withdrawn at half-time of Saturday’s game with an ankle injury.