Is Xabi Alonso’s time up at Real Madrid? | Football Weekly

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Mark Langdon, Philippe Auclair and Sid Lowe as Manchester City’s win away at Real Madrid piles the pressure on Xabi Alonso.
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On the podcast today: is time up for Xabi Alonso in Madrid? Defeat to Manchester City in the Champions League isn’t a disaster, but the writing is on the wall apparently for the head coach.

Elsewhere, Newcastle come minutes from a big win in Leverkusen, while Arsenal win again, becoming the first time to guarantee a knockout place in this season’s competition.

Plus, a Premier League preview, Philippe’s latest thoughts on the World Cup and your questions answered.

Chapters:

00:00 - 00:01:14 - Coming up…
01:14 - 18:09 - Is Alonso actually going to get sacked?
18:09 - 00:21:10:03 - Spanish round up
00:21:10:03 - Ad break 1
21:14 - Newcastle draw in Leverkusen
25:45 - Arsenal cruise past Brugge
29:37 - Dortmund’s score draw with Bodo/Glimt
00:34:50:12 - Ad break 2
34:54 - Brighton and The Guardian
38:08 - Premier League preview
40:07 - Can we actually go to the World Cup?

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