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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Alvaro Arbeloa, Head Coach of Real Madrid, speaks to the media during a press conference ahead of the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Round of 16 Second Leg match between Manchester City and Real Madrid at City of Manchester Stadium on March 16, 2026 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images) | Getty Images Alvaro Arbeloa spoke to the media ahead of Real Madrid’s trip to the Etihad Stadium to face Manchester City on Tuesday. Kiyan Sobhani of Managing Madrid asked him about Fede Valverde’s role, and whether it may get sacrificed after Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappe return, to whom he replied: “Fede can play anywhere.

Wherever he plays, he plays really well. I think he is playing at his best. He can score goals, he can move on the pitch, and when Bellingham and Mbappé return, we need this version of Fede.

” Arbeloa on the mindset ahead of Tuesday “We are very aware of the difficulty of tomorrow’s match and the opponent we face. If we want to win, we can’t have anything else on our minds but to perform at a very high level, like in the first leg or even better, with solidarity, effort and sacrifice, and be able to cause them a lot of problems. ” Arbeloa on the game plan “The same as the first leg.

We have no other objective than to go out and win with the same humility and commitment as in the first leg. Even more so, because it won’t be easy. Humility and ambition are what we need to see tomorrow.