Match ends, Alaves 1, Real Madrid 2. Second Half ends, Alaves 1, Real Madrid 2. Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Jon Pacheco. Attempt saved. Jude Bell

Manchester City earned a priceless Champions League win as they came from behind to beat Real Madrid 2-1 and take a significant step closer to securing a top eight finish in the League Phase. City were second best for much of the first half and survived a scare when VAR intervened to overturn an early penalty after ruling Matheus Nunes' challenge on Vinicius Jr was outside the box.

Real Madrid failed to get an important three points in the Champions League as they lost 2-1 at the Bernabeu to rivals Manchester City. Despite taking the lead

Manchester City came from behind to claim a 2-1 win at Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League, putting Xabi Alonso in further peril.

Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is saved in the centre of the goal by Konstantinos Tzolakis (Olympiakos). Assisted by Kylian Mbappé. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Christos Mouzakitis (Olympiakos).

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His 70th goal for the club came in March 2011, when he scored a hat-trick against Malaga during Real Madrid’s 7-0 triumph. In terms of minutes played, Mbappe has racked up 6,673 minutes for the club, while Ronaldo only needed 6,425 minutes.

The 16th match week of the La Liga season sees Real Madrid traveling away from home to take on Deportivo Alaves at the Estadio de Mendizorroza. Real Madrid and Deportivo Alaves are 18 points apart in the La Liga table.

The man who got Alonso to sign on the dotted line and who is seemingly poised to swing the axe has a huge influence over all of this. Florentino Perez, in his second spell as Real Madrid president, is the most shaping figure in the club's 21st-century existence.

Back in the summer of 2009, Real Madrid made the signings of Kaka, Xabi Alonso, Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo all in one transfer window. Although it is