Selecting an XI of regular starters at a club like Real Madrid with an extensive talent pool is anything but easy. Xabi Alonso, ahead of his first game as the new manager, faced that very crisis.The

The pressure is on Xabi Alonso to get Real Madrid back to winning ways after a disappointing 1–1 draw with Al Hilal.

Xabi Alonso got off to a disappointing start at Real Madrid as the Spanish giant was held to a 1-1 draw by Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal in the Club World Cup on Wednesday. In his first game as coach of the 15-time European champion,