The white club announced the end of the Spanish coach's tenure after the painful defeat in the Spanish Super Cup against Barcelona
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Real Madrid brought Xabi Alonso's time as first-team coach to an end. The decision became known this Monday, one day after the tough 3-2 defeat against Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final played in Saudi Arabia, a result that ultimately accelerated a decision that had already been taking shape in the club's offices.
Through an official statement, the institution reported that the departure was agreed between both parties. "By mutual agreement between the club and Xabi Alonso, it has been decided to bring his time as first-team coach to an end", stated the text released by Merengue, which also highlighted the coach's place in the club's history.
El club y Alonso llegaron a un acuerdo para terminar su ciclo como DT
"Xabi Alonso will always have the affection and admiration of all Madridists because he is a Real Madrid legend and he has represented our club's values at all times. Real Madrid will always be his home", the board underlined, before thanking him for the work he carried out together with his coaching staff and wishing him success in the future.
Although after the final Alonso had expressed his intention to "look ahead", Florentino Pérez decided to close the cycle. The team's performance was irregular in the Champions League, where it stands in seventh place, and it also failed to cut the gap in LaLiga, in which it is Barcelona's runner-up, four points behind. The defeat in the Super Cup was the final blow.
Immediately, the club confirmed that Álvaro Arbeloa, current Castilla coach, will be the one who takes over the first team, in an internal bet to redirect the sporting course after a prematurely closed cycle.
Álvaro Arbeloa será el nuevo DT del Real Madrid
Xabi Alonso's numbers as Real Madrid coach
Since his arrival at Merengue in mid-2025 after Carlo Ancelotti's departure, the former Bayer Leverkusen coach managed 34 matches across the Club World Cup, LaLiga, Copa del Rey, Spanish Super Cup, and Champions League. In that span, he won24 matches, drew 4, and lost 6, with a total balance of 72 goals scored and 38 conceded and an average of 2.24 points per match.
Although his performance is far from poor, the drop in the team's sporting level and the complicated situations in the competitions it is playing, by the standards of a club of Real Madrid's caliber, accelerated a departure that was imminent.
