Xabi Alonso is under immense pressure after the disastrous 0-2 defeat to Celta Vigo last weekend. In contrast, Man City are in high spirits with a series of 3 consecutive wins.
Real Madrid are falling behind Barcelona in the La Liga race, due to inconsistent form (winning only 2 of their last 7 matches) and just lost at the Bernabeu for the first time this season.
The Royal team is really in crisis, not only in terms of results but also in terms of personnel, when a series of key players in the defense are injured.
The latest case is Eder Militao who has to rest for 3 to 4 months. In addition, Dani Carvajal, Trent-Alexander-Arnold, David Alaba and Ferlan Mendy are also friends with the hospital bed.
From a coach with a great position at the beginning of the season (winning 13/14 matches), Xabi Alonso's position is now shaking violently, with additional conflicts arising with some key players.
Rumors have been circulating for the past few days that the young Spanish strategist will be fired if he loses to Man City, where he competed with his former coach Pep Guardiola.
Difficulties pile up on difficulties for Xabi Alonso, because the possibility of main striker Kylian Mbappe playing is very low. The French striker has just suffered a muscle injury and cannot practice before the match.
However, in the Champions League arena, Real Madrid is still showing a positive image, winning 4/5 matches and ranking 5th on the rankings.
As for Man City, Pep Guardiola must have learned many lessons from the humiliating defeat against Leverkusen, when he shuffled his squad, changing up to 10 positions in the starting lineup.
Man City responded with 3 consecutive victories in the Premier League and were full of confidence when marching to Bernabeu, in the context of Phil Foden, Cherki and Haaland being in good form.
Asian ratio: Even (0: 0) - TX: 3 1/4
Prediction: Man City win 3-2
Force information
Real Madrid : Dani Carvajal, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ferland Mendy and Eder Militao are absent due to injury. Huijsen, Mbappe and Alaba are still doubts.
Man City: Rodri, Kovacic and John Stones are injured.
Predicted lineup
Real Madrid: Courtois; Valverde, Asencio, Rudiger, Carreras; Tchouameni, Camavinga; Guler, Bellingham, Vinicius Jr; Rodrygo.
Man City: Donnarumma; Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O'Reilly; Gonzalez; Cherki, Reijnders, Foden, Doku; Haaland.
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Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/nhan-dinh-bong-da-real-madrid-vs-man-city-dem-phan-quyet-voi-xabi-alonso-2470963.html
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