🎙️Arbeloa backs his medical team over Mbappé and Bellingham cases

Álvaro Arbeloa sent his first messages after Real Madrid's defeat against Getafe. The merengue coach addressed the media before the match against Celta and analyzed both the team's play and the situations of key players like Mbappé, Bellingham, Asencio, or Alaba.

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Arbeloa is not giving up in the fight for the league. "The atmosphere is not the most positive, but inside the locker room we are optimistic," he highlighted and used irony when a journalist asked him about the possibility of a season without titles. "Today we are in optimistic mode... I only think about the match against Celta... and nothing else"

"Here the important thing is not to explain failure. Here we have to win," he added.

– Thursday, 5 March 2026

"I talk to him every day and we have everything under control regarding what is happening to him and how he is. It's all good news as of today," he explained about Mbappé, who is in London along with Bellingham "accompanied by club staff," with authorization and under supervision.

Regarding the possible absences of Asencio or Alaba, he acknowledged that the Austrian center-back "won't make it, but Asencio might"

Arbeloa also wanted to elaborate on the tough times of Huijsen and Mastantuono, two of Real Madrid's young talents. "I remember what was said about Vinicius when he arrived and look now with two Champions and one of the best players in the world. We must have a lot of patience. Playing for Real Madrid is playing for the most demanding club in the world, it's not the same as any other. They have all my trust, a lot of capabilities," he explained.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.

📸 Florencia Tan Jun