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Pressed further, Alonso reiterated his stance. "No, I’m not going to get into that. There have been a lot of statements from people in Barcelona and I can't comment on them all. For us, the important thing is the pitch, what happens on the pitch. Where we’ve come from and what lies ahead. That's what concerns me most and what we’ve been working on." Visibly irritated when the question came up a third time, Alonso, who took over from Carlo Ancelotti at Real in June, added: "Are we going back to that? What I have in my head is that it's going to be an intense and competitive match. "We have to be prepared because there will be moments for everything. The players have to have the necessary adrenaline. I’m not thinking about other consequences."
 
                            
                         
                            
                         
                            
                        