florez, and his board, were more responsible thanjulen and his board, were more responsible than julen lopeteguiand his board, were more responsible thanjulen lopetegui. and even more responsible than the players. so it is the easier solution to sack the coach, but it is not the only solution. i thinkjulen lopetegui was not the only one. but who is the right decision? you can see to be passed when anita was sacked and the replacement of zenit into done. is it the right replacement? you see the three champion leagues in a row, yes, it was. champions manchester city are back at the top of the english premier league after a 1—0 victory over tottenham hotspur at wembley. riyad mahrez, a former leicester city player, scored the only goal of the match after six minutes and dedicated his goal afterwards to the leicester owner who was killed in a helicopter crash along with four others on saturday. i was very close to him. very, very close. he was like a dad for us. for me. i have many, many memories with him. it was shocking and heartbreaking to hear this news... it's difficult to speak about it. you k

afterjust four and a half months in charge, real madrid have parted company with julen lopetegui.—1 thrashing by barcelona, which was real‘s fifth defeat in six matches making it their worst start in la liga since 2001. former player santiago solari has been named as the provisional replacement with former chelsea boss antonio conte being heavily linked with thejob. spanish journalist juan castro has been giving me his reaction.

it was no surprise when last night real madrid announced they'd sacked their manager, julen lopeteguiey've had their worst start to a season for 17 years. santiago solari, the b team coach, is now in charge temporarily. the contenders list for the permanent job includes former chelsea boss antonio conte, tottenham manager mauricio pochettino, and manchester united's jose mourinho. who'll land the top job at the bernabeu? patrick gearey takes a look. well madrid is often described as an institution. for some a palace, for some a prison —— real madrid. there are reminders of the glorious past and expected future. julen lopetegui would hardly have found his way around, sacked by spain on the eve of the world cup for taking the job and then sacked by real madrid yesterday. that is the brutality of the bernabeu the manager'sjob it is still one of the most coveted for football and for now it belongs to santiago solari, coach of the reserve team. how is this for a job application? translation: reserve team. how is this for a job application? translationzlj reserve team. how is this for a job

ronaldo's former club real madrid has been at the centre of rumours about the future of head coach julen lopeteguifter his side lost their fourth game out of five in all competitions when beaten by levante on saturday. they are currently seventh in la liga and face viktoria plzen on tuesday having been beaten in their previous champions league match against cska moscow. the first el classico of the season is this sunday, and lopetegui will hope he's still in the dugout for the match against barcelona who are four points clear at the top of the table and he was defiant on monday. translation: if you are expected to see a downcast and crestfallen coach, you shouldn't look this way. on the contrary, i am more excited, ambitious and i cannot wait to win tomorrow's game playing a great match. in the premier league, arsenal were 3—1 winners at home to leicester city with mesut ozil at the forefront of the gunners play scoring the first for unai emery‘s side. despite going behind to an own goal the german who retired from international football recently brought his side level at the interval and then pie

increÍble lo que pasa con real madrid, lleva 4 partidos, sin conocer la victoria el conjunto de julen lopetegui que le dio el triunfo al conjunto del alv al anda bien. >> psv eindhoven goleo a venlo, 4 - 0. >> chucky llegÓ a 7 goles y su equipo ya le sacÓ 8 puntos al ajax, si el psv eindhoven mantiene este ritmo va a ser histÓrico. pasamos a holanda aquÍ estÁ cristiano ronaldo se ha hablamos mucho, tambiÉn ganÓ el primer fue de betancourt y cristiano rold gol para decretar el 2 - 0, comparan perfecta, de la juventus, este es el golazo de cristiano ronaldo. y pasamos con la liga inglesa porque hoy caÍ 2 - 0 el conjunto de manchester united, mourinho se dice que puede quedar fuera, antes que termine este mes, pero hoy tuvo uno gran remontada, perdÍa 2 - 0 en el segundo tiempo con gol de seguro social alexis sÁnchez logrÓ el triunfo, hoy acompÁÑenos en "titulares y mÁs" tendremos euna entrevista exclusiva con gudiÑo. >> copan Álvarez un placer verte. >> gracias a usted. >> con esto nos despedimos, mÁs noticias esta noche aquÍ por [♪] narradora: hace mucho, en la antigua china, los pavosci de g. tr

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real‘s worst start in 17 seasons and that nightmare 5—1 thrashing aginst barcelona on sunday, julen lopeteguige on an intermin basis, and the 42—year—old insists the players will be giving their all. translation: we need to play a game on wednesday, and it'sjust translation: we need to play a game on wednesday, and it's just as important as any other game for this is the chew shing, which always wa nts to com pete is the chew shing, which always wants to compete for every trophy. let's go and win it with this group of champions, who are hurt by the current situation. that's all, as simple and as hard as that. the world's top t20 nation, pakistan, will face new zealand in the first of their three—match twenty20 series on wednesday in abu dhabi. the hosts have named an unchanged squad. new zealand, who will be hoping to do better than australia, who were whitewashed 3—0 by pakistan in their t20 series, will be without martin guptill, who has been ruled out with a calf injury. pa rt part of the international game, or any sport, really, is that you do have injuries, and people perhaps move on at

julen lopetegui's side were 2—1 winners at home to czech side viktoria plzen with karim benzema gettingecond and despite a late plzen score it leaves real second in group g on goal difference behind roma. cristiano ronaldo'sjuventus won against manchester united but the portuguese has no shortage of supporters from his time at old trafford and many still want a picture with their hero. and the man who's won the champions league five times is usually happy to oblige with a selfie although this may be one for the scrapbook as he's getting a picture with a fan who security are attempting to eject. it was after the full time whistle and ronaldo was even doing his best to be the diplomat when he realised what was happening to his fans. you can get all the latest sports news at our website, that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, tulsen tollett, and the rest of the team, that is your wednesday sport briefing. great stuff. the world premiere of the film detailing the rise to fame of freddy mercury, the frontman of the iconic rock band queen, has taken place in london. among those in attendance were

the result put further pressure on coach julen lopetegui, whose side remain fifth in la liga, three points had to come from a set down to beat tunisia's ons jabeur in three tough sets to win the kremlin cup in moscow. last year's finalist was outclassed by jabeur in the first set, dropping her serve twice. but she regrouped in the second, taking it on a tiebreak to level the match. the final was jabeur‘s eigth match in as many days and she looked visibly tired on the court, as kasatkina lifted her second wta title in front of her home crowd. finally, sebastian vettel led a ferrari one—two in final practice at the united states grand prix, with lewis hamilton just behind in third. hamilton will be crowned world champion for a fifth time in austin tomorrow if he outscores vettel by eight points. follow all the build up on the bbc sport website — bbc.com/sport. for the moment back to you. thank you. kidnappers have released one of africa's richest people. tanzanian billionaire mohammed dewji was in captivity for more than a week. it's unclear if a ransom was paid. rhodri davies has more. thes

menos afectados en veinticuatro y mÁs adelante en los deportes, el real madrid que dice adiÓs a julen lopeteguiuy parecida a la poliomelitis afecta el cordÓn de la espina dorsal y puede causar parÁlisis. la mayorÍa de los casos reportados hasta ahora es en personas menores de dieciocho aÑos, y la organizaciÓn mundial de la saluda a conocer que el noventa por ciento de los niÑos en el mundo respira aire tÓxico. el reporte fue publicado en la conferencia mundial de contaminaciÓn y salud. esto deja a los menores de cinco aÑos en serio riesgo de graves enfermedades. la contaminaciÓn estÁ ligada a una de cada diez muertes en los infantes. >> mire este pequeÑo que ha cinco concursos de disfraces. a quien se le parece mÁs haber digamos, te de a >> contactos de pÓrtico es quÉ tal les saluda daniel no le arrancamos con una noche histÓrica en la nba, en su visita a chicago, los warriors destrozaron a los bulls. apenas al medio tiempo, lideraban noventa y dos por cincuenta haciendo escala mayor venta ella mayor cantidad de puntos al descanso de un partido en la historia de la nba, seis thompson fue la gra

real madrid have sacked julen lopetegui after a poor start to the season.ten 5—1 by barcelona in last weekend's el classico. kyle edmund's season is over. the british number one has been advised to rest following an mri scan that showed fluid behind his left knee. that is a real blow for him but hopefully he will be on the mend. yes, it sounds painful. yes, very and an update on glenn hoddle, which is good news. 0h, and an update on glenn hoddle, which is good news. oh, that is good news. as we talk yesterday he was saved, possibly. absolutely, yeah. his family made a statement and it is all looking good. that is good news, sally. it is cold this morning. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. the particularly across western areas. we have seen temperatures in the this hour, —6 in parts of mid—wales. a time in country. it averages have lifted recently. in eastern areas, damages higher. the showers eating cold air across parts of central and southern scotland, north—west england and maybe north east wales will see flurries or snow. rain towards t