"Speculation about Alonso's future dominated the build-up to the game, and there was no respite for the former Spain midfielder as City came back from a goal down to win at the Santiago Bernabéu. After Real Madrid saw an early penalty overturned by VAR, Rodrygo opened the scoring in the 28th minute when the Brazilian finished off a well-worked move which began deep in the home side's half."
"But City recovered from a slow start to score twice in eight minutes at the end of the first half. First, Nico O'Reilly tapped in from close range after Thibaut Courtois slipped Josko Gvardiol's header from a corner. And then referee Clement Turpin was back at the screen to award City a penalty for a clumsy challenge from Antonio Rüdiger on Erling Haaland. Haaland tucked away the penalty."
Manchester City overcame an early deficit to beat Real Madrid 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabéu, heightening pressure on coach Xabi Alonso. Real had an early penalty overturned by VAR before Rodrygo opened the scoring in the 28th minute from a move that began deep in their half. City equalized when Nico O'Reilly tapped in after Thibaut Courtois slipped from a corner and then took the lead through Erling Haaland's penalty, awarded after a challenge from Antonio Rüdiger. Real applied second-half pressure but could not score, suffering a second home defeat in four days and having just two wins from eight. Pep Guardiola advised Alonso to 'do things your way', and Alonso selected Gonzalo García for the injured Kylian Mbappé.
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