Zinedine Zidane Walks Out on Real Madrid for the Second Time After Setting Unwanted Record

Zinedine Zidane Walks Out on Real Madrid for the Second Time After Setting Unwanted Record

- Zinedine Zidane part ways with Spanish League giants Real Madrid for the second time

- The 48-year-old failed to win any title for Los Blancos at the end of the 2020-21 season

- That was the first time in a decade they have gone without winning any trophy

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Zinedine Zidane has stepped down as the head coach of Real Madrid for the second time after failing to help them win any title in the recently concluded season.

The Frenchman puts a dent on his records after failing to win any trophy for Los Blancos in the 2020-21 campaign - the first time they have won no trophy in over a decade.

This is however the reason the 48-year-old parted ways with the Spanish League giants according to football journalist Fabrizio Romano and was quoted by Marca.

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Although Real fought till the very last matchday for the title, however, Atletico Madrid were the eventual champions after both clubs won their respective games as reported by The Mirror.

Zinedine Zidane walks out on Real Madrid for the second tme
Zinedine Zidane monitoring Real Madrid vs Granada Spanish League meeting at Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes. Photo by Quality Sport Images
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Sources claim Zidane had no problem leaving the Bernabeu outfit having being linked with a move away from them all through the season owing to their struggles in all competitions.

Apart from finishing second on the La Liga table, they were dumped out of the Champions League at the semifinal stage by Chelsea who progressed to the final on 3-1 aggregate.

Meanwhile, it is left to be seen where his next destination would be, although, Juventus might be sacking their manager Andrea Pirlo with Zidane set to be an item for them.

Legit.ng had reported that Zinedine Zidane distanced himself from the reports linking him to an exit from Real Madrid this summer.

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The Frenchman made the comment after Los Blancos' 1-0 win over Athletic Bilbao at San Mames over the weekend with Nacho Fernandez scoring the only goal.

Atletico Madrid emerged victors at the end of the season with 86 points while Los Blancos ended up second on the table with 84 and Barcelona, 79 points.

Source: Legit.ng

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