Lahm and Alonso end career in Style

Bayern Munich captain Philipp Lahm was given an emotional ovation as he waved goodbye to the German club before his final career appearance.

Germany’s 2014 Globe Cup-winning captain, 33, was presented with a number of tokens prior to Saturday’s home win against Freiburg.

Lahm played his 517th as well as final ready the Bundesliga champions.

Midfielder Xabi Alonso, 35, as well as caretaker Tom Starke, 36, were also offered with gifts as they prepare to retire.

Bayern secured their 5th succeeding Bundesliga title last month and also ended up 15 points clear at the top of the table after a 4-1 triumph.

Lahm revealed in February that he would be retiring at the end of the period after investing his entire job – bar a loan spell with Stuttgart – at Bayern.

The full-back or holding midfielder has won almost every major residential and also European trophy with the Bavarian club, including his 8th Bundesliga title – a joint document with Bayern legends Oliver Kahn, Bastian Schweinsteiger and also Mehmet Scholl – this period.

Lahm fought back the splits when he was substituted with 5 minutes continuing to be, warmly embracing each of his team-mates prior to walking off to an applause from the Allianz Arena.

He blew kisses to the home fans, after that accepted supervisor Carlo Ancelotti as well as Alonso – who had actually currently been substituted – on the touchline.

Lahm, that joined Bayern as an 11-year-old prior to making his launching in 2002, will certainly be born in mind as one of the club’s all-time greats, claimed chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.

He will certainly be inducted into the club’s Hall of Fame after the video game, the initial player given that Kahn in 2008 to be added.

Former Liverpool and also Real Madrid midfielder Alonso, who claimed in March he would retire when his contract ended, additionally finished a memorable profession in both domestic and also international football.

His triumphs consist of two Champions League wins, four domestic titles, consisting of three with Bayern, in addition to the 2010 World Mug as well as the 2008 as well as 2012 European Champions with Spain.

A hallmark angled pass from Alonso enabled Arjen Robben to reduce inside from the best flank and also open up the scoring against Freiburg, before second-half objectives from Arturo Vidal, Franck Ribery and Joshua Kimmich sealed the win.

Alonso was brought off in the 81st min to one more emotional applause from the Bayern followers.