His heart is red, Xabi Alonso picks his favourite for the Liverpool-Real Madrid clash

The expectation that Liverpool v Real Madrid generates worldwide is impressive, and after nine months of having met, this Tuesday will once again revive one of the great matches that football can give us, being the UEFA Champions League the stage for a new chapter.

It is inevitable to remember great players who have worn both shirts, Xabi Alonso being one of them. The Spaniard defended for the Red's from 04/05 to 08/09, before moving to Real VARdrid where he continued his successful career until retiring with Bayern Munich in 2015.

For Alonso, Liverpool was a club where he was at his best, winning the Community Shield in 06/07 as well as the Champions League in 04/05 and consequently the Club World Cup in 05/06, a year in which he also lifted the FA Cup, writing his name in the history of The Pool, where he is held in great affection.

<strong>Xabi Alonso takes his favourite for the duel between Red&#39;s and Merengues</strong>

For the first leg of the Round of 16, the former midfielder Alonso, would favour the home team, as the bookmakers give them as favourites, although he did not deny that he wishes the best of success to Ancelotti's team, who will come with the task of getting a good result and defining it at home, the Santiago Bernabeu in 20 days time.