Xabi Alonso Condemns Diego Simeone After Vini Clash

Xabi Alonso condemned Diego Simeone’s touchline exchange with Vinícius Júnior after Real Madrid beat Atlético Madrid 2-1 in Jeddah to reach next Sunday’s Spanish Super Cup final against FC Barcelona.Simeone appeared to warn Vinícius that “Florentino will sack you,” and tensions rose again when the winger was substituted and Simeone gestured to the crowd’s whistles, before Vinícius replied on Instagram: “You have lost another knockout tie.”Alonso said Kylian Mbappé will travel on Friday despite a left knee problem and has the same chance to play as the rest of the squad, as Federico Valverde and Jude Bellingham voiced support for Vinícius and Alonso amid Barcelona’s 5-0 rout of Athletic Bilbao.