Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Facing elimination, Zidane hopes to turn jeers into cheers (The Associated Press)

Real Madrid's head coach Zinedine Zidane gives instructions from the side line during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Malaga at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. Real Madrid won 2-1. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

The negativity coming from the Real Madrid fans seems to be weighing on Zinedine Zidane. Madrid leads the Spanish league, but the team was jeered despite beating Malaga 2-1 on Saturday. Both goals came from set-pieces scored by Sergio Ramos, and they came less than a week after the team lost at home to Celta Vigo 2-1 in the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarterfinals.


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