Real Madrid could not continue their unbeaten run in the Champions League, losing 1-0 to Liverpool at a hostile Anfield. Los Blancos never got going in the game

But today was the toughest of the Champions League group stage.” “We thought Arda could cut inside, stretching Fede out. Then we changed our minds, because Arda had a good touch inside. These are decisions you make during the game.

Real Madrid head coach Xabi Alonso was not too critical of his team's display during the narrow defeat to Liverpool in the Champions League on Tuesday. Alonso says he set up his team to win the midfield battle against Arne Slot's men as he made tactical adjustments in the second half,

Florian Wirtz shared a poignant moment with his former boss Xabi Alonso in the tunnel after Liverpool 's Champions League triumph over Real Madrid. Alonso wasn't the only ex-Red making a return, as Trent Alexander-Arnold was met with a frosty reception during his first match back at Anfield on Tuesday evening.

Florian Wirtz has come under fire for his slow start at Liverpool, but both Arne Slot and Xabi Alonso agreed the midfielder simply needs “some time to adjust” to a new team and a new league.

Liverpool summer signing Florian Wirtz was reunited with former manager Xabi Alonso in the tunnel following the Reds' Champions League victory over Real Madrid on Tuesday

Real Madrid boss Xabi Alonso was heavily linked with the Liverpool job after Jurgen Klopp's exit, but the Reds later appointed Arne Slot

Real Madrid manager, Xabi Alonso has admitted that Liverpool’s sharpness from set-pieces proved decisive in their 1-0 Champions League defeat at Anfield on Tuesday night. Alexis Mac Allister’s perfectly timed header from a first-half free-kick sealed the win for Arne Slot’s men,

The Real Madrid forward issued an apology to his “team-mates, the club, and the president” but did not reference Alonso.

Florian Wirtz and Xabi Alonso were reunited after Liverpool's Champions League win over Real Madrid, with the pair sharing a warm embrace in the tunnel

In his return to Anfield — the stadium where he played for five years as Liverpool’s midfield maestro — Xabi Alonso admitted, “It’s beautiful to come back to a