On Tuesday evening, Xabi Alonso will hold his first match as head coach of Real in the UEFA Champions League. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
His opponent will be Marseille. Alonso answered a question about the preparation process for this match.
"How are we preparing? With the excitement typical of Champions League matches.
This tournament holds special significance for the club and the Bernabeu stadium, historically as well. This motivates us even more.
Fans are eagerly awaiting the start of the European season. Tomorrow, we face a very strong and demanding opponent.
We hope to show a good performance against a high-level rival," Alonso said at the press conference. The match between Real and Marseille will start at 22:00 Moscow time on September 16.
The game will be available to follow via live text commentary.
