Few fixtures in European football arrive carrying quite the same tension as Real Madrid vs Man City, particularly when the stakes extend beyond simple progression in the Champions League. This meeting at the Santiago Bernabeu is framed not only around elite competition but around quiet pressure,

Pressure mounted on Xabi Alonso on Wednesday as his Real Madrid side were beaten 2-1 by Man City at the Bernabeu. It was a second consecutive home defeat for Los Blancos after an eight-man Madrid were beaten by Celta Vigo at the weekend,

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