Zinedine Zidane has stepped down as Real Madrid head coach with immediate effect five days after his team were pipped to the La Liga title by city rivals Atletico Madrid, the Spanish club has confirmed. This was the Frenchman’s second spell in charge of Los Blancos.
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Atletico Madrid were crowned LaLiga champions for the first time in seven years after holding off the title challenge of city rivals Real by coming from behind to beat Real Valladolid 2-1. Angel Correa and Luis Suarez with the crucial goal for Los Colchoneros.
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FC Barcelona and Atletico Madrid played out a tense 0-0 draw at the Camp Nou that sees momentum swing towards Real Madrid in the nail-biting La Liga title race. Should Madrid win tomorrow against Sevilla they will be in pole position for the title.
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Real Madrid moved to the top of La Liga with a 2-1 El Clasico win over FC Barcelona thanks to goals from Karim Benzema and Toni Kroos. Oscar Mingueza gave Barcelona a lifeline in a rain soaked thriller at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano.
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Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos could miss both legs of the looming Champions League quarter-final against Liverpool and a league clash with Barcelona due after sustaining a calf injury. Ramos was an 86th-minute substitute in Spain’s 3-1 win over Kosovo in a World Cup qualifier last night.
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