The two managers meet on Wednesday in a Champions League match that is already key to Alonso's future at Real Madrid

Xabi Alonso’s failure to sign Martin Zubimendi in the summer has been a key reason behind his struggles as Real Madrid manager. That’s according to Spanish football expert Phil

Against Espanyol last month, Alonso subbed out Vinícius Júnior during a cooling break in the 77th minute, while Real Madrid was winning 2-0. Despite Alonso’s attempt to explain the move to the player and calm him down, the Brazilian was “visibly frustrated.”

Alonso went into the game with debate over his future after a run of sluggish performances from players who looked unhappy with their manager culminating in last weekend’s awful 2-0 home defeat by Celta Vigo in La Liga,

Real Madrid turned in a solid performance but made some key defensive mistakes to suffer a 2-1 home loss to Manchester City in a Champions League loss that will put further pressure on Xabi Alonso. Los Blancos took the lead,

Xabi Alonso is ready to ‘wait’ for the Liverpool job if he is sacked by Real Madrid with the ‘pressure on’ Arne Slot, according to reports. The Reds improved in midweek to see off Inter Milan in the San Siro in a 1-0 win in the Champions League after winning just one of their previous six matches in all competitions.