Alonso's message after Vinicius's substitution and the Brazilian's anger at De Burgos: "In football, you have to understand things."

Xabi Alonso picked his first lineup at the Carlos Tartiere . After the rumors of the last month, the Basque coach gave Rodrygo Goes the starting spot and benched Vinicius Júnior , who hadn't been left on the bench in a game of any significance by technical decision for four years. And the Brazilian, pushed by the situation, responded with an assist for the 0-2 and the goal that sealed Madrid's victory. And with anger, he showed towards De Burgos Bengoetxea in the celebration of his goal.

"We have more than 20 players in the squad and I'm going to try to get the best out of them to put together the best team possible. Sometimes you have to start and be important, and sometimes you have to come off the bench and be important. Today Vini was that. Everyone needs to be ready to play; that's going to be the theme all year," Xabi Alonso declared in the Tartiere press room.

The replacement of Vinicius and the move to Rodrygo paid off for the Tolosa native. The former Santos player, who is waiting for the final days of the transfer market but still wants to stay at Real Madrid, attempted two shots at Escandell 's goal in the first 45 minutes and was one of the best players in the Real Madrid attack, led by Mbappé, who scored the first goal before halftime.

"I think Rodrygo had a good game, I liked him. After last week, we needed everyone, and Rodrygo is just another player ," the coach reiterated, having left the forward without any playing time in the first matchday of La Liga against Osasuna.

Vinicius didn't make his debut until the 62nd minute, when he came onto the pitch alongside Brahim in place of Rodrygo (who was upset when he came off the bench) and Mastantuono. He started erratically and received a yellow card for feigning a challenge inside the box, to which he responded by repeating " what madness, what madness " to De Burgos Bengoetxea while part of the crowd shouted " idiot " at him.

That fired up the Brazilian, who was Madrid's best player in the closing stages. With the match tight and Oviedo closing in on Courtois's goal, Vinicius assisted Mbappé to make it 2-0 and completed his fine night by scoring the final 3-0.

The Brazilian celebrated on the left side of the goal and De Burgos warned him to leave that area because he was too close to the stands, from which objects were falling, and Vinicius rebuked him for the action while Mbappé covered his mouth.

The situation didn't escalate, and in the press room, Alonso discussed his decision with the Brazilian and his idea of ​​rotations throughout the season. "I don't have a decision on rotations; it depends on what he asks for or what we need in terms of play, loads, or opponent. I don't have a decision for next month. We'll see how we recover," he reiterated, " That people feel important and prepared to start or come off the bench . That, with the demanding season we're having, is important to maintain stability in the team's performance."

And regarding Vinicius, he added: "Vini came in well and was decisive in those goals. We need everyone, those who start and those who come off the bench." Asked again about his relationship with the players, he said, "Each one is different." " You have to demand the same, the same respect, but the relationship is different . In football, you have to understand things; decisions are made with the team in mind, and today was the case," he concluded.