Mourinho under pressure again: a setback vs Barça could end it
Real Madrid still backs Mourinho, but losing at the Camp Nou and seeing Barça go 9 points clear would shift everything.
Real Madrid’s bench is back in the spotlight ahead of the derby at the Camp Nou: if the team loses to Barcelona and the Catalans pull nine points clear, the pressure on José Mourinho would intensify. As reported by Mundo Deportivo, the Portuguese coach currently has full support from the Madrid board, even if online chatter has started linking Didier Deschamps with a possible replacement.
History is part of the problem. Xabi Alonso was sacked after losing the Supercopa final to Barça, and Julen Lopetegui was dismissed in October 2018 following a run that included defeats to Alavés and Levante and a 5-1 loss in Barcelona.
Other cases came with heavier Clásico results too: Rafa Benítez arrived in 2015, saw his Real Madrid fall 0-4 at the Bernabéu, and was removed in January 2016. The article also recalls that Carlo Ancelotti’s defeat to Barça in the Copa del Rey final acted as the trigger for him to take over as Brazil coach.
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