Here we go then! This stood out as one of the big group-stage matches when the draw was made, given the eye-watering investment into this Al-Hilal team. As you will have seen by n

Xabi Alonso has insisted he was happy with what he saw from Trent Alexander-Arnold in the right back’s first outing for Real Madrid on Wednesday. Alexander-Arnold, whose free transfer from Liverpool was brought forward for the Club World Cup for a fee of €10 million (£8.

Both Xabi Alonso and Simone Inzaghi will make their touchline debuts for their new teams on Wednesday at the Club World Cup, with Real Madrid and Al-Hilal set to square off in their opening match of the competition.