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Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane takes his facet to Sevilla in La Liga this weekend days insisting he’s not planning on resigning regardless of a disastrous latest run. Madrid have received simply as soon as in La Liga since October and likewise misplaced at Shakhtar Donetsk within the Champions League on Tuesday and should beat Borussia Moenchengladbach subsequent week to advance. Real have drawn with in-form Villarreal, had been edged out at lowly Alaves and had been hammered at Valencia since their final league victory leaving the champions in fourth place, seven factors off leaders Real Sociedad.
“I have the strength needed to turn the situation around and I am going to give everything to do that, so are the players,” Zidane stated after the loss in Ukraine.
“We have to lift ourselves up and think about the next match. We’re on a bad run, there’s nothing else to do other than think about the next match and go ahead.
“In tough moments, you must present character,” he added.
Local press have linked former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino and ex-Madrid ahead Raul ahead to the Frenchman’s job.
According to newspaper AS captain Sergio Ramos referred to as a squad assembly this week, with Zidane absent, telling team-mates to provide “an additional push till the tip of the yr.”
“This is Real Madrid, gents. Together, we have come out of worse,” Ramos reportedly said ahead of the trip to Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan where they have lost on six of their last eight visits.
Saturday’s hosts went unbeaten in the Spanish top-flight throughout November after a sluggish start to the season under former Madrid boss Julen Lopetegui.
Spain playmaker Suso is set to return for the Europa League champions after being sidelined for six weeks with a muscle injury.
Player to watch: Joao Felix
The Portugal attacker is on the verge of equalling his last season’s goal tally for Atletico Madrid, when he hit nine.
His 126 million euros fee, second for a teenager behind the amount Paris Saint-Germain paid for Kylian Mbappe, put pressure on Felix and he failed to settle in his first campaign in the Spanish capital missing 13 games through injury.
On Saturday, Atletico host 17th-place Real Valladolid and a win could send them top temporarily with Sociedad heading to Alaves a day later.
Fixtures (all times GMT):
Friday
Athletic Bilbao v Celta Vigo (2000)
Saturday
Levante v Getafe (1300), Sevilla v Real Madrid (1515), Atletico Madrid v Real Valladolid (1730), Cadiz v Barcelona (2000)
Sunday
Granada v Huesca (1300), Osasuna v Real Betis (1515), Villarreal v Elche (1730), Deportivo Alaves v Real Sociedad (2000)
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Monday
Eibar v Valencia (2000)
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