Liverpool fans still love Xabi Alonso for his part in the 2005 Champions League win, and many hoped he would manage them one day. In the end, the job went to another Basque, Andoni Iraola, and Alonso joined Chelsea.
As a manager, he has lost both of his Champions League visits to Anfield: 4-0 with Bayer Leverkusen in November 2024 and 1-0 with Real Madrid in November 2025. The third comes in the EFL Cup fourth round, at Anfield in Liverpool, on Wednesday 28 October at 8pm GMT.
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