With less than three days to prepare for his first game in charge of Real Madrid, new manager Álvaro Arbeloa must take all that he can from the club’s Spanish Super Cup heartbreak.
For the second season in a row, Los Blancos fell short against Barcelona in the battle for the Spanish Super Cup crown, losing 3–2 at Alinma Bank Stadium on Sunday evening. The game was the last Xabi Alonso managed at his former club before his sudden exit the following day.
