Xabi Alonso bids farewell to Real Madrid on his social media | OneFootball

Dismissed from Real Madrid at the beginning of this week, coach Xabi Alonso bid farewell to the Merengue club on his social media.

“I conclude this professional chapter, and it didn’t turn out as we would have liked. Coaching Real Madrid was an honor and a responsibility,” he wrote on his social media.

“I thank the club, the players, and above all the fans and the entire Madrid community for their trust and support. I leave with respect, gratitude, and the pride of having done my best,” Xabi Alonso concluded.

The coach, who made his debut at the helm of Real Madrid during the Club World Cup, was dismissed after being defeated in the final of the Spanish Super Cup against Barcelona.

  See this photo on Instagram   A post shared by Xabi Alonso (@xabialonso)

Xabi Alonso’s Numbers

For the Spanish team, there were only 34 matches, with 24 wins, four draws, and six losses. Xabi Alonso did not manage to win any titles while in charge of Real Madrid. The coach arrived in Madrid after an excellent spell with Bayer Leverkusen of Germany.

With Leverkusen, Xabi Alonso was in charge for 140 games, winning 89, drawing 32, and losing 19 matches. In the 23/24 season, the coach won the German Championship and the German Cup, finishing the year with a streak of 51 unbeaten matches.

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