Kylian Mbappé's Real Madrid plunged into a real sporting crisis by losing at the Bernabéu against Dortmund on Tuesday evening in the Champions League, and a certain Zinédine Zidane was in the stands!
Zinédine Zidane had simply come to support Real Madrid, his favorite club, with whom he became a “Galactic” in the 2000s and with whom he won three Champions Leagues (in a row) as a coach. His arrival at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium did not go unnoticed, obviously, even hidden under a cap, but the 98 Ballon d'Or did not come well. Real Madrid was beaten when hosting AC Milan (1-3) and Carlo Ancelotti could be in the hot seat!
Ten days after the disaster during the Clasico against Barça (0-4), in its Bernabéu lair, Real followed up with a second defeat in four LDC days. The team's offensive sector is still disastrous.
Kylian Mbappé and Jude Bellingham are lost on the field, with an English midfielder forced to play two positions (number 10 in the offensive phase and left midfielder in the defensive phase), and Vinicius cannot do everything on his left wing (he won a penalty which he transformed from a “Panenka” in front of Mike Maignan).
Interim Zidane? Unlikely!
While Real is dropped by its Catalan rival in La Liga (already nine points apart), Relief now assures that President Florentino Pérez is not currently considering a change of coach during the season but that Ancelotti is being put under pressure by his leaders. The Spanish and European champion must quickly relaunch with a series of victories and the Italian staff is expected to find the right formula as quickly as possible.
“Zizou” has already been called to the bedside of Real Madrid, it was in March 2019. The Marseillais had taken leave after his second coronation in the Champions League and returned to service nine months later after the catastrophic passage of Julen Lopetegui and the failed interim of Santiago Solari. This time, Zidane should not make his return to Real, even to finish the season and hope to win a 4th big-eared cup. He would not obtain a longer contract, since the arrival of Xabi Alonso already seems scheduled for the next offseason.
