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Real Madrid icon Iker Casillas has jumped to the defense of coach Zinedine Zidane as pressure mounts on the Frenchman.
Zidane faces a crucial week in his second spell on the Real Madrid touchline with the Champions League group stage match the club must win at home to Borussia Monchengladbach on Wednesday between two tough matches of LaLiga against Sevilla and Atlético de Madrid.
In the worst case scenario, defeats against Sevilla on Saturday, Borussia Monchengladbach on Wednesday and Atlético de Madrid the following Saturday could leave Real Madrid out of Europe and 12 points off the pace of having played one more game in LaLiga.
The Spanish giants have suffered back-to-back defeats, while only having one of their last five games.
Tuesday night’s 2-0 loss at Shakhtar Donetsk was particularly damning with the club now on the brink of its first outing of the Champions League group stage, having progressed from all 24 groups.
But despite his precarious position, Casillas has full confidence in his former Real Madrid teammate, Zidane, who has also led the club to an unprecedented three consecutive Champions League.
“We are starting to get going,” Casillas told Diario AS.
“Madrid depends on the Champions League, and La Liga is quite even at the moment. It is a very different year.
‘Zizou is a magnificent coach. He is a good friend and will do everything possible to lift Madrid as high as possible. You cannot live in the past, but you have earned the right to be trusted.
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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