Who: Real Madrid vs Manchester City

What: UEFA Champions League

Where: Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain

When: Wednesday, December 10, at 9pm (20:00 GMT)

How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 17:00 GMT in advance of our text commentary stream.

Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso faces mounting pressure before Wednesday’s Champions League group-stage meeting against Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, but the Spaniard was confident the team could turn their poor form around.

Alonso, a former Real Madrid and Spain midfielder, took over from former manager Carlo Ancelotti at the end of last season, but has struggled to impress with a side that also underachieved last season.

In their way on Wednesday are a City side led by former Barcelona midfielder and

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