{"id":16918,"date":"2025-12-10T08:07:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T08:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/10\/real-madrid-coach-alonso-is-under-pressure-ahead-of-the-champions-league-match-against-man-city\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T08:07:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T08:07:27","slug":"real-madrid-coach-alonso-is-under-pressure-ahead-of-the-champions-league-match-against-man-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/10\/real-madrid-coach-alonso-is-under-pressure-ahead-of-the-champions-league-match-against-man-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid coach Alonso is under pressure ahead of the Champions League match against Man City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>MANCHESTER, England (AP) \u2014 <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">pressure is building<\/span> Ahead of Wednesday&#8217;s Champions League match against Manchester City, he spoke about Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso. <\/p>\n<p>Madrid have won only two of their last seven games in all competitions, including a 2-0 loss to Celta Vigo at the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the game against City, Alonso had to deal with reports in the Spanish media that he had lost control in the dressing room.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a team and we are all united,\u201d he said. \u201cIn football you can change your perspective quickly and we are at that stage.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Kylian Mbapp\u00e9&#8217;s availability is doubtful<\/span> Alonso&#8217;s concerns grew even more serious. The French striker reportedly had a problem with his left leg on Tuesday and trained separately from the rest of the squad. <\/p>\n<p>City manager Josep Guardiola sympathized with Alonso, who he coached during his time at Bayern Munich. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Barcelona and Real Madrid are the most difficult clubs to be a manager of because of the environment,&#8221; he said. &#8220;This is a difficult place and he knows that. That&#8217;s the reality of being here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Other matches on Wednesday include defending champions Paris Saint-Germain vs. Athletic Bilbao, Arsenal vs. Club Brugge and Italian champions Napoli vs. Benfica.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>James Robson is <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/x.com\/James Saran Robson<\/span><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/real-madrid-man-city-champions-league-scores-a1c04d20464f069de252535e99cf9676\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANCHESTER, England (AP) \u2014 pressure is building Ahead of Wednesday&#8217;s Champions League match against Manchester City, he spoke about Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso. Madrid have won only two of their last seven games in all competitions, including a 2-0 loss to Celta Vigo at the weekend. 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