Furious Real Madrid fans chanted Jose Mourinho’s name outside the Bernabeu – and called for Santiago Solari to resign – after crashing out of the Champions League on Tuesday. Jose Mourinho has had considerable success against The Catalonians in recent times. The former Real Madrid manager won the La Liga ahead Barcelona in record breaking style in 2012, something Santaigo Solari might never be able to do.
Los Blancos were dumped out of Europe’s elite competition by Ajax in the last-16 stage after losing 4-1 in front of their stunned home supporters. After the match, as caught on camera by Spanish publication AS, furious Real Madrid fans staged a protest outside the Bernabeu, and chanted for underfire boss Solari to stand down.
Fans were also heard chanting the name of former manager Jose Mourinho, who is currently out of work after being sacked by Manchester United back in December. Real Madrid have looked a shadow of themselves this season following Zinedine Zidane and Cristiano Ronaldo’s departures. Julen Lopetegui was Zidane’s initial successor but was sacked after just four and a half months following a shocking 5-1 defeat by bitter rivals Barcelona.
Solari has failed to turn Los Blancos fortunes around and is now staring unemployment in the face. Mourinho has been strongly linked with a return to Real Madrid in recent weeks, and spoke about the club in a recent interview.
He told Deportes Cuatro: “I have fantastic memories. Working at Real Madrid is a unique experience and different to the rest of the clubs I have been at. We did fantastic things and we won the league in a unique way. We also had bad moments, I made mistakes, but the experience made me a better manager and person.”
Meanwhile, Barcelona stars could not help but take a dig at thier eternal rivals following the disappointing result at Santiago Berbabeu. Luis Suarez was among the Barcelona favourites to poke fun at Real Madrid after they were knocked out of the Champions League on Tuesday night. The former Liverpool striker took to Twitter after the game to react to Real Madrid’s 4-1 defeat by Ajax; the team he played for before moving to Anfield.
Suarez quote tweeted the Dutch club’s official account confirming the result, writing: “Congratulations, I have always been a fan of Ajax.” The forward isn’t the only Barcelona-connected star to comment on Los Blancos’ shock last-16 defeat at the Bernabeu. The former captain of the Catalan club Carlos Puyol simply posted: “OMG,” alongside celebratory and shocked face emoji’s after the match.
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