The Xabi Alonso era at Real Madrid began with promise, but it just hit its first major bump — and it was a big one. A 4-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup semi-final left fans stunned and the new boss searching for answers.

Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso has admitted he learned a lot from his side’s humbling defeat to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday, warning the squad that he pla

In this sweltering heat, Real Madrid were in hell against the PSG press. Raul Asencio was caught dawdling over a clearance in his own box and was robbed of the ball by Ousmane Dembele, who after rounding Courtois - and being brought down in the process - had Fabian on hand to tap into the open net.