Xabi Alonso and Real Madrid are under immense pressure to pull out a win at home to Sevilla in La Liga on Saturday.
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Real Madrid will temporarily move within one point of La Liga leader Barcelona with a win at home to Sevilla on Saturday. However, this wouldn't be the first time Los Blancos have headed into a game as steep favorites this season, only to fall short of the standard should they fail to bag all three points.
Case in point, Real's last outing at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu saw its unbeaten home record finally come to an end following a 2-0 loss against Celta Vigo. Calls for Xabi Alonso to get the sack in his debut campaign at the helm intensified drastically following that result, and the Liverpool legend will be eager to distance himself from those protests this weekend.
Real still boasts one of the best home records in La Liga despite that solitary loss, and no team in Spain's top flight has taken more points on the road. Nonetheless, the four-point gap between Alonso's side and Barca coming into Week 18 is evidently enough to convince many fans the job hasn't been up to par as things stand.
Sevilla, meanwhile, has failed to win any of its last four road fixtures and hasn't beaten Real in Madrid since December 2008. An early Christmas miracle may be required to reset that clock this Saturday as Matias Almeyda's men look to solidify their status in the top half of La Liga.
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