Madrid, March 10 -- Real Madrid has a large part of its season at stake and coach Alvaro Arbeloa has his future on the line when Manchester City visits the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday night.
Real Madrid goes into the game four points behind FC Barcelona in La Liga, but knowing the Champions League has traditionally been the club's favorite competition and that success in Europe can cure any domestic woes.
The flipside, however, is that an early exit from the tournament can be a knockout for a Real Madrid coach, and Arbeloa will know that failure to get past Manchester City will mean his tenure finishes at the end of the season.
The clash between Real Madrid and Manchester ...