Xabi Alonso said Real Madrid 's 4-3 Champions League win at Olympiacos on Wednesday was "important to change the dynamic" after three games without a victory left the team, and the coach, under pressure.

Kylian Mbappé scored four goals -- including a seven-minute hat trick -- and Vinícius Júnior provided two assists, to put Madrid on 12 points and consolidate their place in the top eight.

Madrid went into the game in Greece having followed a defeat at Liverpool with draws at Rayo Vallecano and Elche , leading to criticism of Alonso's tactics, and reports that the coach's relationship with key players was deteriorating.

"Today it was important to change the dynamic," Alonso told Movistar. "It was important in terms of qualification [from the league phase], and with the momen

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