Alonso Beats Arbeloa in Former Madrid Managers' Duel

Chelsea secured a 2-3 victory at Fulham's Craven Cottage in the first round of the Premier League. The match carried special significance as it pitted two former Real Madrid managers against each other: Xabi Alonso on the Chelsea bench and Álvaro Arbeloa managing Fulham.

Both managers had recently worked at Real Madrid before Florentino Pérez's decision to bring back José Mourinho this summer. Alonso, the last manager before Mourinho's return, faced Arbeloa, who had been the penultimate coach at the Santiago Bernabéu. truewildslot.com