After what happened at Wembley against Tottenham Hotspur, Real Madrid assumes a great football crisis and the first one faced by Zinedine Zidane as coach of the team. In addition, Cristiano Ronaldo's statements highlighted by the international sports press deepened the conflict situation.
Openly, Cristiano Ronaldo stated that the absences of Pepe, Álvaro Morata and James Rodríguez have been felt within the Real Madrid squad, which is increasingly further away from the top of LaLiga Santander, at the hands of Barcelona, and has not yet secured its place in the Champions League round of 16.
After the results of the last few days, the Real Madrid board began to question Zinedine Zidane's continuity for the first time since he arrived at the club, despite having won 2 consecutive Champions Leagues. The next match in LaLiga Santander will be decisive for drawing short-term conclusions.
On the other hand, Paolo Hurtado was featured on the covers of the Portuguese press for giving Vitoria Guimaraes the victory in the Europa League against Olympique Marseille with a great goal.