Xabi Alonso is famous for his long-range shots…
Former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso left Reds fans in a reminiscent mood this weekend, as he came within inches of repeating his half-way line heroics for new club Bayern Munich.
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Alonso, who scored against both Newcastle United and Luton Town with long range efforts during his Anfield days, forced panicking Hannover goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler to back-peddle furiously and tip this shot over the crossbar.
Watch the effort below:
Still got it! Xabi Alonso almost recreates one of his Liverpool-era halfway-line efforts for Bayern Munich https://t.co/pVAiuMDCSw
— GoalClips (@GoalClips) October 6, 2014
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