Xabi Alonso said Real Madrid were "angry" after their 2-0 LaLiga defeat to Celta Vigo , criticising the referee's performance after two red cards, and calling on the team to react in Wednesday's Champions League clash with Manchester City .

Williot Swedberg scored twice at the Bernabéu, while Madrid lost centre-back Éder Militão to a first-half injury, and defenders Fran García and Álvaro Carreras were both sent off.

The result leaves Madrid four points behind Barcelona at the top of LaLiga, and increases the pressure on Alonso, having picked up just one win in Madrid's last five league games.

"We're angry, it wasn't the game or result we wanted," Alonso said in his post-match news conference. "The injury to Militão hurt us, and it was hard to recover.

"We tried to adjus

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