Madrid, March 5 -- Real Madrid and head coach Alvaro Arbeloa face a pivotal night on Friday when they travel to face Celta Vigo, needing a win to keep their title hopes alive and to avoid awave of criticism just days before the club's biggest match of the season.
Monday's 1-0 defeat at home to Getafe CF left Madrid four points behind FC Barcelona in the title race in La Liga, making victory in Vigo essential. Failure to take three points could allow Barcelona, which faces Athletic Club, to extend its lead to six or seven points.
The defeat also dealt a blow to Arbeloa's hopes of holding on to the Madrid job in the long term after another ill-disciplined display, according to Xinhua.
Franco Mastantuono was sent off and handed a two-game b...