"Erling Haaland scored his 34th goal for club and country this season to give Manchester City a 2-1 win at Real Madrid and leave Xabi Alonso's position as coach of the Spanish giants in grave danger. Without injured superstar Kylian Mbappe, Madrid took the lead on Wednesday through Rodrygo but Nico O'Reilly and a Haaland penalty secured Pep Guardiola's City the three points."
"The record 15-time Champions League winners have now won just two of their last eight matches across all competitions, and face a battle for a place in the top eight of the league phase table. Alonso was forced to leave his team's top scorer Mbappe on the bench, saying it would have been a risk to use him amid knee discomfort, and starting 21-year-old striker Gonzalo Garcia instead. Madrid knocked out City in last season's Champions League playoff round in February, as Mbappe scored four of their goals in the 6-3 aggregate win."
Manchester City defeated Real Madrid 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu as Erling Haaland scored his 34th goal of the season, including a penalty. Real Madrid opened the scoring through Rodrygo after lively early chances involving Vinicius Junior, but Nico O'Reilly equalised and Haaland converted a spot-kick to secure the win. Kylian Mbappe was left on the bench due to knee discomfort and Gonzalo Garcia started. The result leaves Xabi Alonso under intense pressure as Madrid have won only two of their last eight matches and face a fight for a top-eight place in the group phase.
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