Preview: Real Madrid under pressure as Barca has tough away game

MADRID, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Xabi Alonso's Real Madrid faces one of its biggest challenges of the season to date when it faces Villarreal in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Saturday night in the last round of matches before the second international break of the season.

Real Madrid goes into the match against the team currently third in La Liga after the damaging 5-2 defeat to Atletico Madrid last weekend. Alonso'