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The attacked Zinedine Zidane desperately needed his Real Madrid players to bounce back with a win over Sevilla on Saturday afternoon.
The Frenchman’s job is reportedly at stake following a series of recent poor results.
The Whites had only won one of their five previous meetings before their trip to Andalusia this weekend, and were beaten 2-0 by Shakhtar Donetsk in the middle of the week.
That means the results Real Madrid they are in danger of not making it to the knockout rounds of the Champions League.
If that happens, chances are high that Zidane will be fired next week. Mauricio Pochettino and Raúl are among the names currently signing up to become the new coach of the Spanish giants.
But Zizou remains in charge for the time being and presumably had his head firmly in his hands when Vinicius Jr managed to miss the ball from one yard.
Sevilla goalkeeper Yassine Bounou released the ball and presented Vinicius with a golden opportunity in the process.
The Brazilian would have scored, if only he had connected with the ball.
Look at the images here …
That surely has to be considered one of the worst mistakes of 2020.
Let’s look at some of the reactions from social media …
Then the two teams went to the level of the halftime break with 0-0.
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