Royal Society will face Real Madrid at home tonight, Xavi Alonso returns to Real Arena

Hupu September 13th According to the official preview of the La Liga, as one of the most watched duels in the fourth round of the La Liga, Real Sociedad will face Real Madrid at the Real Arena. This game is not only a head-on battle between two strong teams, but also a meaningful battle for Xavi Alonso, as he will return to the starting point of his career. The

match will kick off at Realai Arena on Saturday, September 13 at 22:15. As one of the first games to return to La Liga after international matches, this showdown is highly anticipated by fans. Real Madrid hopes to continue the perfect start of the new season's 100% win rate, while Real Sociedad is eager to win the first victory of the season.

Real Sociedad: Witness Alonso's transformation from a player to a coach

The focus of this game is undoubtedly Xavi Alonso. This is his fourth league game since taking over Real Madrid, but the 43-year-old Spanish young coach has led the team to win Osasuna, Real Oviedo and Real Majorca, with a perfect start. This away game to Real Sociedad may be the most severe challenge since he took office.

was born in Alonso in Tolosa, and this battle can be called "going home" in the true sense. Growing up in the Basque Country, he has been a loyal fan of Real Sociedad since childhood, and his father Perico Alonso not only played here, but also won two La Liga championship trophys for the team.

The young Alonso soon entered Real Sociedad youth training and made his first-team debut in the 1999/2000 season. After experiencing the training of a loan-to-loan team in the same region, he returned to his parent team midway through the 2000/01 season, not only helping the team successfully relegated, but also won the recognition of coach John Toshak and took over the captain's armband.

After this, Alonso's career gradually reached its peak. He played for three giants, Liverpool, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, and also won the 2010 World Cup championship trophy with the Spanish national team, and gradually grew into one of the best midfielders in world football. After retiring from the

, Alonso chose to transform into a coach. He first started his coaching career at Real Madrid youth training, then returned to San Sebastian, serving as the head coach of Real Sociedad Team B, and led the team to successfully advance to the Spanish Second Division in the 2020/21 season.

Then, he went to Germany to coach Leverkusen, leading the team to win the double championship of the Bundesliga and German Cup in the 2023/24 season, ending Bayern's 11-year league domination, and he quickly became the hottest coach in European football.

A crucial battle in the fourth round

After officially taking over as Real Madrid head coach this summer, Alonso is eager to lead his new owner to glory. Although the season has been a perfect start, this Saturday’s game is destined to be uneasy. Real Sociedad has a strong lineup, with powerful players such as Mikel Oyasawar, Gonzalo Guedes and Kubo Kenyo.

Real Sociedad Sociedad's coach Sergio Francisco is also worthy of attention. He also has experience coaching for Real Sociedad B. He led the team to upgrade last season and replaced the left club legend Imanol Alguacir as the first team coach. Although Real Sociedad's start in the new season did not go smoothly and only achieved a record of two draws and one loss, Real Sociedad will do its best to face Real Madrid at home.

Even though the new season has just begun, the significance of this showdown is already extraordinary. Especially for Alonso and Francesco, this is a special contest in their coaching process.