The clash between Real Madrid and Manchester City on Wednesday could have serious consequences. And not just with a view to the race for the Top 8, synonymous with direct qualification for the knockout stages of the Champions League. Three days from the end, if Real, with 12 points, is in the lead, City, ninth with 10 points on the clock, would see the first places irremediably slip away in the event of a poor performance.
The meeting, which has become a great classic of the Champions League, could also be fatal for Xabi Alonso. In the hot seat for several weeks, the Madrid coach saw his position a little more weakened following the defeat of the Merengue against Celta Vigo (0-2) on Sunday.
In the event of another defeat on Wednesday, the former midfielder could walk out the door, according to the Spanish press. The management of Real Madrid has already started looking for his successor.
A preferred internal solution in the event of the departure of Xabi Alonso?
Several names have been mentioned since Sunday evening, including Jürgen Klopp, free since his departure from Liverpool, and Zinedine Zidane, who still pleases Florentino Perez. Some media assured that the Madrid president would be ready to offer him a six-month contract to attract him, well aware that the French world champion has other plans for the future: to succeed Didier Deschamps on the bench of the France team.
But according to the program El Larguero on Cadena Ser, the Madrid leaders, divided on the need to dismiss “It’s not Zinédine Zidane, he won’t be on the Real Madrid bench,” assured journalist Manu Carreno.
