Xabi Alonso is also evidently burdened following the defeat against Manchester City in the champions league, however, the sacking talk appears a little too soon. Real Madrid though are relatively safe in the Champions League as they are ranked 7th with reasonably easy matches with Monaco and Benfica and should have a fair opportunity of gaining a top-8 spot and reaching the knockout phase. La Liga is also more worrying and with Barcelona having a four point advantage, Madrid also have a promising schedule of matches. A lot will rely on the consistency and performances in the next few weeks. Once the results become better, the pressure will also alleviate soon, yet more points dropped may certainly jeopardize the job of Alonso greatly.