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Originally Posted by !@#$%!
xabi alonso excellent. i take it aaaaaaaaaaaall back. seriously, fantastic replacement for schweinsteiger who is still on the mend. his passes are impeccable.
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Just finished listening to a podcast that spent ages talking about him in that game. Praising him to the hilt. And some interesting backstory to his transfer. Originally, Pep wanted Xavi but he turned it down cos he didn't want to play for a club that might potentially face Barcelona in the CL, so went for Xabi as a second choice. Xabi was sold by the owner behind Ancelotti's back, who's apparently still livid about it.