{"id":106242,"date":"2026-01-31T09:17:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T13:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/arbeloa-asks-for-support-from-real-madrid-fans-after-champions-league-stumble\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T09:17:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T13:17:55","slug":"arbeloa-asks-for-support-from-real-madrid-fans-after-champions-league-stumble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/soccer\/arbeloa-asks-for-support-from-real-madrid-fans-after-champions-league-stumble\/","title":{"rendered":"Arbeloa asks for support from Real Madrid fans after Champions League stumble"},"content":{"rendered":"Real Madrid coach, \u00c1lvaro Arbeloa, is optimistic about the team&#8217;s return to LaLiga this Sunday. After a defeat that relegated them outside the top eight in the Champions League, the coach expects the support of the fans.\n\nMadrid suffered a 4-2 defeat against Benfica on Wednesday, a result that led them to ninth place in the Champions League table. This means they will face a playoff against the same rival in February to reach the round of 16.\n\nPreviously, the Bernab\u00e9u fans had shown their discontent after the dismissal of the previous coach, Xabi Alonso, and the elimination from the Copa del Rey. However, the team had shown an improvement in their performance before this latest setback.\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>No, I hope the Bernab\u00e9u is with the team. We know we need the fans. I always ask for their support, because together we are stronger. Our goal is to win on Sunday and keep fighting for the league.<\/p><cite>\u00c1lvaro Arbeloa<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a3.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0119%2Fr1602756_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption>\u00c1lvaro Arbeloa espera el apoyo de la afici\u00f3n del Real Madrid para el partido contra el Rayo Vallecano.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nArbeloa&#8217;s tenure has included the elimination of the Copa del Rey, consecutive victories in LaLiga against Levante and Villarreal, and the recent defeat against Benfica.\n\nKey players like Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 and Jude Bellingham expressed their opinions on the performance. Bellingham called the performance &#8220;horrible&#8221;, while Mbapp\u00e9 pointed out that the result was not a matter of quality or tactics, but of desire.\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>We are working to find the consistency we need. It&#8217;s not a time for disillusionment or euphoria. It&#8217;s time to work, that&#8217;s all&#8230; Regret is a dead end. When things don&#8217;t go well, you have to improve. That&#8217;s my path as a coach. I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;ll make many mistakes.<\/p><cite>\u00c1lvaro Arbeloa<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\nDuring the match against Levante, Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior and Bellingham were whistled at by the fans. However, Arbeloa has repeatedly backed his key players.\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I understand all the football debates, but I always want to have the best players on the field. The more minutes they can have, the better&#8230; They are players capable of opening up a match at any moment.<\/p><cite>\u00c1lvaro Arbeloa<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\nDespite the challenges, Real Madrid starts the day just one point behind Barcelona in the LaLiga table.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid coach, \u00c1lvaro Arbeloa, is optimistic about the team&#8217;s return to LaLiga this Sunday. After a defeat that relegated them outside the top eight in the Champions League, the coach expects the support of the fans. Madrid suffered a 4-2 defeat against Benfica on Wednesday, a result that led them to ninth place in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":106243,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[11673,2444,158,254],"class_list":{"0":"post-106242","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-alvaro-arbeloa","9":"tag-benfica","10":"tag-laliga","11":"tag-real-madrid"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106242","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106242"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106242\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}