The Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso has been upstaging some of his players during training with the Bundesliga club, showing off the expert distribution that defined his career. The former Liverpool and Real Madrid midfielder relished the chance to take an active role in a passing drill, sweeping precise passes across the field. Alonso is having a great impact off the pitch as well, leading the German side to the top of the table
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