Real Madrid head to Mendizorrotza on Sunday night to face Alaves, with plenty on the line. The latest reporting is that Xabi Alonso will lose his job if Los Blancos do not secure a win, but he will

Real Madrid defender Éder Militão is expected to be sidelined for at least three months because of a left leg injury.

Xabi Alonso said he understood whistles from the Bernabéu crowd after Real Madrid's 2-1 Champions League defeat to Manchester City on Wednesday, while insisting there was "nothing to criticize" in his team's performance.

The centre-back was substituted in the first half of what was Madrid's first home league loss of the season on Sunday.

As a reminder, Militao was coming back from a long injury layoff and Real had hoped to count on him against Manchester City next Wednesday in the Champions League. While the nature of his injury remains to be determined, The Athletic reports that Real Madrid is very worried about their defender, who could miss several weeks of competition.