Real Madrid: Before facing Bilbao, players angry with Florentino Pérez | OneFootball

Trent Alexander-Arnold

At Real Madrid, the players are baffled by a decision made by Xabi Alonso's staff or the club management just hours before the clash with Bilbao.

This Wednesday, Real Madrid travel to Bilbao for an early fixture of La Liga's 19th matchday. For this high-stakes encounter, Los Blancos decided to head to the Basque Country last night—even though the flight from Madrid to Bilbao takes just an hour. According to El Chiringuito, this decision has clearly left several Madrid players displeased.

"I've been told that some players really didn't like it at all. There's a packed fixture list this last month before the winter break, and several of them would have preferred to spend more time at home with their families instead of spending an extra night in Bilbao," reported journalist Marcos Benito.