Real Madrid are starting a new era under Xabi Alonso and he’ll be desperate to get their UEFA Champions League campaign off to a winning start when Marseille come calling.
Carlo Ancelotti’s final season as boss turned into a nightmare as Real surrendered their crown as kings of Europe and were second best to Barcelona in Spain.
Alonso’s first assignment was the Club World Cup and a 4-0 semi-final defeat to new European champions PSG showed how much work he has to do at the Bernabeu.
But they’ve won four in a row to kick off the La Liga campaign, including an impressive 2-1 victory with 10 men at Real Sociedad, which saw all three recommended bets land for our man Gabriel.