‘Lahm is one of the all-time greats’<\/strong><\/p>\nLahm announced in February that he would be retiring at the end of the season after spending his whole career – bar a loan spell with Stuttgart – at Bayern.<\/p>\n
The full-back or holding midfielder has won almost every major domestic and European trophy with the Bavarian club, including his eighth Bundesliga title – a joint record with Bayern legends Oliver Kahn, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Mehmet Scholl – this season.<\/p>\n
Lahm fought back the tears when he was substituted with five minutes remaining, warmly hugging each of his team-mates before walking off to a standing ovation from the Allianz Arena.<\/p>\n
He blew kisses to the home fans, then embraced manager Carlo Ancelotti and Alonso – who had already been substituted – on the touchline.<\/p>\n
Lahm, who joined Bayern as an 11-year-old before making his debut in 2002, will be remembered as one of the club’s all-time greats, said chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.<\/p>\n
He will be inducted into the club’s Hall of Fame after the game, the first player since Kahn in 2008 to be added.<\/p>\n
“He deserves this accolade, which puts him up there with the greats of FC Bayern,” said Rummenigge.<\/p>\n
“Both on the pitch and off it, in his role as captain, he has been a truly important person for the club.”<\/p>\n
Alonso signs off with an assist<\/strong><\/p>\nFormer Liverpool and Real Madrid midfielder Alonso, who said in March he would retire when his contract ended, also ended a memorable career in both domestic and international football.<\/p>\n
His triumphs include two Champions League wins, four domestic titles, including three with Bayern, as well as the 2010 World Cup and the 2008 and 2012 European Championships with Spain.<\/p>\n
A trademark diagonal pass from Alonso allowed Arjen Robben to cut inside from the right flank and open the scoring against Freiburg, before second-half goals from Arturo Vidal, Franck Ribery and Joshua Kimmich sealed the win.<\/p>\n
Alonso was brought off in the 81st minute to another emotional standing ovation from the Bayern fans.<\/p>\n
“Alonso is one of our best signings of recent years, a real lucky find, a gifted tactician, a highly intelligent man and one of the most uncomplicated players I’ve ever witnessed,” added Rummenigge.<\/p>\n
–<\/p>\n
Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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