Real Madrid finally got some respite after a harrowing week by beating Real Valladolid 4-1 in an action-packed game in La Liga on Sunday but there was a strong sense it was Santiago Solari’s last stand as the club’s coach. Former Real coach Jose Mourinho is the bookmakers’ favourite to take over if Solari is sacked. Asked if the Valladolid game was his last in charge, Solari said: “I cannot make that assessment myself, I will just dedicate myself to working. Solari praised his players for the victory but there was some regret about their recent results in his comments. “We scored goals that would have been useful in the previous games, but at least we scored them today.”

Source: The Star March 11, 2019 18:11 UTC