Righto, Sid Lowe’s match report is with us.
That means we’re done here, so thanks all for your company and comments, sorry I couldn’t use them all. Otherwise, though, enjoy the rest of the weekend and peace out.
I wonder, though, what changes Alonso will make. Ancelotti tends to let the players find solutions, whereas he will give them a structure then empower them. He’ll need to find a way of getting Mbappe and Vinicius working well together on a regular, but most of all he’ll want to establish midfield control. With Valverde and Bellingham already in situ, that should be fairly easily achievable, but he might need to find a passer to complement them.
