The stumbling European and Spanish champions were sent packing from the King's Cup by Madrid minnows Leganes after losing 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday. Zidane gave a message of defiance in a news conference on Friday amid repeated questions about the team's decline. "If I thought my message wasn't getting through I would leave here tomorrow," Zidane said. The Frenchman was only recently hailed as a master manager of Madrid's famously tempestuous dressing room for leading the team to historic back-to-back Champions League triumphs as well as ending a five-year wait for a league title. "Football is full of good and bad moments and I have to try and turn this situation around and I still feel strong," Zidane added.

Source: bd News24 January 26, 2018 15:56 UTC