As Bayern Munich eliminated on 13 January on penalties in the round of 16 of the German Cup by Holstein Kiel's second division team 2-2, 6 tab to 5 (Bayern's last Cup loss against a lower division team dated back to the 2000-2001 season), Real Madrid (who had taken the opportunity to turn their workforce a little) fell from a great height this Wednesday.
Eliminated in the round of 16 of the King's Cup 2-1 after extra time by a Spanish D3 team, Alcoyano.
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King's Cup: Real eliminated in 16th by a team from D3, Alcoyano
This Thursday, the Spanish press covers its Unes with the resounding elimination, a week after the elimination in the Spanish Supercup against Athletic Bilbao: "Nobody escapes this shame",
Marca
title
.
"Shame" brandishes
As
, "Humiliation" displays
Mundo deportivo
.
“Fail.
A harsh word but which perfectly describes what Real Madrid did against the Alcoyano who never stopped believing in it, ended up coming back to eliminate Zidane's team who said goodbye to the Copa del Rey.
A real setback for Real Madrid, which is going through a real crisis after falling in the Cup.
An elimination that will leave a lot of marks for Real Madrid, ”insists
Mundo Deportivo
.
“Exhaustion, wear and tear and symptoms of distancing herald the end of the cycle for Real Madrid under Zinedine Zidane.
Real Madrid leaders do not aim to make drastic decisions immediately but wait until the end of the season to launch a new Real Madrid without some of the current stars of the white team, but with renewed hopes, as necessary as 'essential.'
"After the draws in Elche and Pamplona, the defeat in the Super Cup and this elimination in the Copa del Rey, the Marseille coach is again discussed within the club", underlines
AS
who recalls that Real, used to slippage: “A footballing and emotional roller coaster is going through a new phase of collapse, bringing the Marseille coach back to the brink.
This situation is not new to him and he has gotten away with it several times in the past, but each new setback has undermined the confidence of the Marseillais.
The mark of the defeat on Tuesday hurts particularly and increases the tension around the figure of Zizou.
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The 11 titles Zidane won at the head of Real Madrid
Zidane will not resign
Beyond defeat and elimination,
Marca
also projects and draws up a blackboard of the White House in which Zinédine Zidane, on the front line, does not intend to resign: "Exhaustion , wear and tear and symptoms of distancing herald the end of the cycle for Zinedine Zidane's Real Madrid.
Real Madrid leaders do not aim to make drastic decisions immediately but wait until the end of the season to launch a new Real Madrid without some of the current stars of the white team, but with renewed hopes, as necessary as 'essential.
Real Madrid can still win two titles, but the wear and tear suffered by Zidane and some of his players is greater than the possibility of winning either La Liga or the Champions League, competitions in which the white team is not. the favorite.
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