Spanish side, Real Madrid have dropped their coach, Julen Lopetegui after a humiliating 5-1 defeat to Barcelona.
Julen Lopetegui was sacked by Real Madrid after a terrible start to the 2018-19 season culminated in a shocking loss against their arch-rivals, Barcelona, this weekend.
Barca were good value for their victory, even without club captain Lionel Messi pulling the strings in the final third, as Luis Sluarez grabbed a hat-trick in between strikes from Philippe Coutinho and Arturo Vidal .
Marcelo made the scoreline 2-1 just after half-time, but a late flurry from the hosts made sure of the three points, which has left Madrid sitting ninth in the Liga table, seven points beLhind leaders Barca.
Antonio Conte is the favorite to replace Julen Lopetegui.
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