Real Madrid fell to a shock defeat against Celta Vigo in La Liga as they ended the match with nine men and saw the pressure increase on manager Xabi Alonso.<\/p>\n
The defeat means second-placed Real, who host Man City in the Champions League on Wednesday, remain four points behind leaders Barcelona having won just one of their last five La Liga matches.<\/p>\n
Seven minutes after the break, substitute Williot Swedberg flicked a clever finish into the bottom corner with his first league goal of the season giving Celta an unlikely lead.<\/p>\n
In the 64th minute, things went from bad to worse for Real when they were reduced to 10 men after Fran Garcia was shown two yellow cards in the space of a minute.<\/p>\n
Real were reduced to nine men in the 92nd minute after Alvaro Carreras was shown two quick-fire yellow cards, one for dissent and the other for foul and abusive language.<\/p>\n
Swedberg added a second after Carreras’ dismissal as the hosts imploded.<\/p>\n
It is Celta’s first win over Real in La Liga since May 2014, a run of 22 games without victory.<\/p>\n
Earlier in the week, Alonso said he had held talks with club president Florentino Perez<\/a> about the club’s dip in form and he was shown a yellow card as tensions continued to rise inside the Bernabeu.<\/p>\n Real spurned chances with Arda Guler firing narrowly wide from close range and Kylian Mbappe chipping a shot just over the bar. <\/p>\n