GIF: Xabi Alonso nearly scores from his own half

Bayern Munich wasted no time in their fixture against Hannover on Saturday, taking an early 2-0 after Robert Lewandowski and Arjen Robben each scored in the opening 13 minutes.

It almost got worse for Hannover, too, as the 20th minute of the match saw Xabi Alonso nearly score when he noticed that Ron-Robert Zieler was off his line and proceeded to fire a shot on target from his own half that forced a diving save out of the 'keeper:

(Courtesy: Reddit user "real-mad-")

Let's not forget that Alonso has actually scored from his own half in the past.