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Nico O’Reilly scored a tap-in from a corner before Erling Haaland coolly converted a penalty. Pep Guardiola's side climb to fourth in the league-phase table, while Madrid drop to seventh. Successive home losses have increased the pressure on Madrid head coach Xabi Alonso.

City clawed back a one-goal deficit pulling ahead thanks to a penalty converted by Erling Haaland before halftime

It's a huge game for Real Madrid as they face Alaves on December 13 at the Mendizorrotza Stadium. After two losses that have been met with plenty of criticism, Xabi Alonso knows that anything short of a win will heap more pressure on him and the team.

Xabi Alonso said he understood whistles from the Bernabéu crowd after Real Madrid's 2-1 Champions League defeat to Manchester City on Wednesday, while insisting there was "nothing to criticize" in his team's performance.

Real Madrid players have said that they continue to back head coach Xabi Alonso following the team’s 2-1 Champions League defeat against Manchester City on Wednesday. The result means that Madrid have only won two of their last eight games in all competitions and have drawn three and lost one of their last four La Liga matches.

Everything was looking rosy for Xabi Alonso after a thumping 4-0 home win over Valencia on November 1, which was Real Madrid's 13th victory out of 14 games across all competitions in the first few months of the season.

Real Madrid saw off Alaves by a 2-1 scoreline on Sunday, as they kept pace with Barcelona in the La Liga title race. It was not a convincing performance, but in the circumstances, the result was the