Alex Aljami

But I think it's probably harder to come through when you, you know, if you're a brilliant centre forward and they've got Mbappe, you go, blimey, this is not easy to get through.

Yeah.

And that takes us nicely to Real Madrid, who won away at Valencia.

It took them a while again.

It was goalless at half-time, but in the end, they bagged a couple.

And of course, that man Mbappe scored again.

Well, they're not absolutely free-flowing at present, are they, Real Madrid?

But they're still winning under Arbeloa, apart from obviously that Copa del Rey game and Champions League game, I should say.

A lot of players missing you.

And Carvajal.

Have the press asked him about these rumours that he's told Trent he's surplus to requirements?

I suspect it's nonsense, yeah.

I mean, God, I'd love to play with him.

God, he's the kind of dream for a centre forward.

And I would think Mbappe would be thinking, you know, those through balls when he spins and stuff would be absolute perfection.

It's funny they're both coming back at a similar moment and neither of them started.

Well, Carvalho is much loved at Real Madrid, isn't he?

He's turned up a lot.

Big occasions, even scored vital goals.

You get to 34, it's not as easy anymore.