Send-off from Xabi Alonso Philipp Lahm felt emotional heartfelt
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If you want to talk about a classy send-off, then consider the way Xabi Alonso and Philipp Lahm made their farewell to Bayern Munich. They walked off eight minutes and three minutes from time to a standing ovation and later celebrated on the pitch in front of the Allianz Arena crowd. It didn't feel staged (though you can be pretty sure Carlo Ancelotti was going to take them off at a certain point so they could have their moment in the sun) yet it was no less emotional and heartfelt.
I was asked on Extra Time last night: Which of those two had the bigger impact on the game? It's one of the questions you never want to answer simply because both were so immense.
We're talking (between them) some 1350 games, 12 league titles, 10 domestic cups, three Champions League crowns, two World Cups, two European Championships and 227 international caps. I wouldn't even know where to begin. I guess maybe you'd lean to Xabi Alonso because his influence stretched to four clubs in three different countries but frankly, it's a toss-up.
I just hope they find a way to stay in the game because football is poorer without them.
To read more of Marcotti's thoughts on what happened over the previous week, click here.
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