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**Alonso Dismisses Mbappé Anxiety Over Champions League, Focuses on Building Team**

**Madrid, Spain** – Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso has refuted suggestions that star forward Kylian Mbappé is feeling pressure to win the Champions League with his new club. Despite Paris Saint-Germain, Mbappé’s former team, lifting the trophy last season and Real Madrid suffering a quarterfinal exit, Alonso insists the French international is not preoccupied with past disappointments.

“He’s not anxious, no,” Alonso stated during a press conference on Monday. “We all feel that this is a project which is just starting, and one of the objectives at Madrid is winning the Champions League. Let’s hope it’s sooner rather than later. But we haven’t spoken about May yet.”

Mbappé joined Real Madrid last summer and has already made a significant impact, scoring 44 goals in all competitions last season and four goals in four LaLiga games this season. Alonso has expressed optimism about Mbappé’s form, despite a “light” Club World Cup due to illness. “We’re getting to know each other. Now you see the player he is. He understands football. We need him, and we need the collective quality of the group.”

Alonso highlighted Mbappé’s leadership qualities within the team. “With his personality, his experience, the influence he has on the rest, he’s one of them. When that group is consolidated and strong, the others know where they have to look.”

Midfielder Aurélien Tchouaméni echoed Alonso’s sentiments, emphasizing the team’s overall improvement. “Last year Kylian scored a lot of goals. And he’s still doing that this season. But as a team we’re also improving. Kylian is at an incredible level, and we know with him we have more of a chance of winning games.”

Real Madrid, currently undefeated in La Liga under Alonso, face a challenging Champions League group stage. They begin on Tuesday with a home game against Marseille, followed by matches against Kairat Almaty, Juventus, and Liverpool.

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