Alonso: Bundesliga speed of play suits me

Alonso started in a match in the German top flight for the first time in his heralded career, playing 68 minutes as Bayern earned a 1-1 draw away at Schalke.

The former Liverpool and Real Madrid hero, 32, said his first taste of domestic football in Germany left him feeling comfortable in the thick of it, after only confirming his signing hours prior to the fixture at the Veltins-Arena.

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