Real Madrid vs Las Palmas - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - November 5, 2017 Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane before the match - REUTERSCAIRO – 03 December 2017: After the tie of Real Madrid in San Mamés against Athletic, the white team has 28 points, is fourth and is eight points behind Barcelona.A situation almost identical to that of the 2008/09 season when they had 26 points in the 14th round, they was fifth and was nine points behind Barca, which, as now, was the leader of the league.Real Madrid was coached by Bernd Schuster and had won the League the previous season, who was dismissed and got replaced by Juande Ramos that took Real Madrid to finish second in the table to nine points behind Barca that won La Liga this season.Since this day, nobody at Real Madrid thinks about Ziendine Zidane's dismissal, but the truth is that the situation is worrisome in the heart of the white club and the first criticisms of the work of the French coach have already began to appear. The truth is that from one season to another, Real Madrid has changed drastically. At this point of last season, the white team was leading with six points ahead of Barca.

Source: Egypt Today December 03, 2017 18:22 UTC