Alonso had no intention to single him out in the post-game presser and acknowledged his mistake in his word-choice.

Real Madrid reportedly have the upper hand in the race to sign a superstar winger who's been linked with Liverpool, while Xabi Alonso is set for an 'ultimate test' to avoid the sack

Xabi Alonso may have just bought himself a few more days as Real Madrid's manager with a 2-1 win at Alaves on Sunday, even if the stylistic clashes that have loomed large over his employment status were still very much on display.

Real Madrid head coach Xabi Alonso has thrown his full weight behind Florentino Perez in the ongoing war over the Negreira case, insisting that the lack of punishment for Barcelona is viewed with total shock across the rest of Europe.