Real Madrid pulled the trigger after a string of poor performances and replaced manager Xabi Alonso with B team manager Alvaro Arbeloa on Monday. The decision comes after Los Blancos were beaten by arch-rivals Barcelona 3-2 in the final of the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia. Alonso was immediately replaced by Arbeloa, a former Real Madrid defender who played with Alonso both at Madrid, Liverpool and Spain and they also won the World Cup together in 2010. As fans and the football world look at the Spanish giants’ decision to sack Alonso, a video has surfaced on social media, showing Kylian Mbappe overruling the former Bayer Leverkusen coach’s decision to give Barcelona a ‘Guard of Honour’ after their Super Cup win. 

Barcelona claimed their first trophy of 2025-26 season with a thrilling 3-2 El Clasico win in Jeddah, however, the fallout after the game unexpectedly overshadowed the result.

Alonso seemingly suggested giving Barca a ‘Guard of Honour’ after the win but Mbappe refused, while also asking his teammates to head back to the dressing room after collecting their runner-up medals. It turned out to be Alonso’s final moment on the pitch as Real Madrid’s manager before he was sacked.

The video saw fans condemn Mbappe’s ‘disgraceful’ act, with some even suggesting that he didn’t give Alonso the respect he deserved by refusing to fulfill his wish to give Barca a ‘Guard of Honour’.