Barcelona - Real Madrid: "Guillotine" waiting for Lopetegui?

Real Madrid's form has been terrible lately, especially in La Liga. After a series of 5 consecutive wins at the beginning of the season, the Bernabeu team suddenly fell into a crisis.

Since the victory over Espanyol (1-0) in round 5, Ramos and his teammates have only known losses (3 matches) and draws (1 match) in the last 4 rounds. Winning 14/27 maximum points is a very disappointing achievement for coach Lopetegui and his team.

Under pressure from Madridistas, Real Madrid's board of directors issued an "ultimatum" to the strategist born in 1966. Specifically, coach Lopetegui must quickly bring Los Blancos back to the winning track, otherwise his contract will be terminated early.

Thus, the upcoming El Clasico match with Barcelona is an extremely important "gamble" for coach Lopetegui's future at the Bernabeu.

Coach Lopetegui will most likely be fired if Real Madrid loses to Barcelona. Photo: Internet

Real Madrid's defeat also means that the Spanish strategist will have to "walk out". On the contrary, if Ramos and his teammates leave Camp Nou with 3 points in hand, coach Lopetegui's seat will temporarily be less shaky. It can be said that the El Clasico match taking place at 9:15 p.m. on October 28 (Vietnam time) will decide the future of the 52-year-old strategist at Real Madrid.

With what is happening at Camp Nou and Bernabeu, Los Blancos' chances of winning points are quite small. Simply put, coach Valverde and his team will be playing at home and are in very impressive form (5 unbeaten matches in all competitions).

Despite not having Messi, Barcelona still proved their formidable strength. The 2-0 victory over Inter Milan in the third round of the Champions League group stage in midweek was clear proof.

Admittedly, in football, all statistics are for reference only. Home field, stronger force, better form… do not necessarily mean the final victory. Moreover, this is a Clasico - often very unpredictable.

However, most fans still believe that victory will be difficult to escape from the hands of coach Valverde and his team. The reason for such an assessment is because Real Madrid is having internal problems.

After 11 years, the El Clasico may be without both Ronaldo and Messi. Photo: Internet

It seems that coach Lopetegui has built Real Madrid into a winning machine, but has not succeeded in winning the hearts of his players. The atmosphere in the Los Blancos dressing room is extremely stifling, everyone is not looking in the same direction. Captain Ramos's angry actions with his junior player Reguilon in the training session on October 22nd, showed that.

Marching to Camp Nou in a "tangled" mood, coach Lopetegui and his team, no matter how much they desire victory, will find it difficult to satisfy their desire. With internal enemies and strong external enemies, it seems that coach Lopetegui should prepare to pack his bags and leave. It is very possible that right after the end of the El Clasico, he will no longer be the captain of Real Madrid.

Besides the excitement about a Clasico without Ronaldo and Messi (for the first time in 11 years, the Clasico may not feature both superstars), football fans are also anxiously waiting to see if coach Lopetegui can keep his seat?

Thanh Hung