Real Madrid to SACK Zinedine Zidane if he loses to Galatasaray in Champions League tonight after horror start to season
REAL MADRID boss Zinedine Zidane could face the axe if his side lose to Galatasaray tonight, according to reports. The Frenchman is under growing pressure at the Bernabeu following a difficult start to the season. Expectations were raised in the summer when they spent around £258million on big-money signings including Eden Hazard and Luka Jovic. […]
REAL MADRID boss Zinedine Zidane could face the axe if his side lose to Galatasaray tonight, according to reports.
The Frenchman is under growing pressure at the Bernabeu following a difficult start to the season.
Expectations were raised in the summer when they spent around £258million on big-money signings including Eden Hazard and Luka Jovic.
But they have struggled to make an impact so far and although they have won five out of their opening nine La Liga matches, their form in the Champions League remains a huge concern.
A opening 3-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain, where they were played off the park, was followed up with a poor 2-2 home draw with Club Brugge.
Another defeat away at Galatasaray will leave Zidane facing an uphill battle to qualify from their group and Marca report that it could also cost him his job.
Real haven’t crashed out of the group stage of the competition in the last 23 years and Zidane admitted in the buildup that he is feeling the heat.
He said: “It’s always a final, I’ve been here for 18 years, I know where we are and the pressure is always going to be.”
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But Zidane does have credit in the bank after guiding the club to historic hat-trick of Champions League wins before Liverpool stopped the run last season.
Pressure on the Frenchman is also increased with former boss Jose Mourinho waiting in the wings.
Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino is also in the frame should he leave the struggling North London club.
