Alonso led Real Madrid to defeat Barcelona in the El Clasico. Not only did he achieve a key victory, he also broke a "curse" that has troubled Real Madrid's new coach for many years. According to statistics from "Marca", since Pellegrini in 2009, before Alonso, only Zidane was able to win the first national derby coaching Real Madrid, and many other famous coaches were not spared.
Western media reviewed this "history of the curse." In 2009, Pellegrini lost to Barcelona 0-1 in his debut away game. Mourinho was dismissed at the end of the season with the halo of "Barcelona star", but the first El Clasico suffered a 0-5 defeat at Camp Nou.
Ancelotti’s first El Clasico match in 2013 was a 1-2 away defeat, but that season ended successfully by winning the 10th Champions League. Benitez's debut in 2015 was a 0-4 defeat at home, which became the "trigger" for his dismissal a month and a half later.
Zidane is the only exception. He won 2-1 away from home in his first El Clasico debut in 2016, starting a period of glory. However, the "curse" soon returned. Lopetegui suffered a 1-5 away defeat in his debut in 2018 and was fired three days later. Solari, who replaced him, drew with Barcelona away from home in his debut, but failed to win and was dismissed a few months later.
Alonso finally broke the "Clásico debut curse" that has plagued Real Madrid's new coach for 16 years, successfully "played" Zidane and won the first Clasico victory in his coaching career.
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