5 worst matches for Zinedine Zidane as manager of Real Madrid

#2 Real Madrid 2-3 Barcelona, 2017

Messi's goal was a dagger to Real hearts

Going into this match, Gareth Bale was coming off an ankle injury. However, he was thrust straight into such an intense match from the get-go. The gamble did not pay off for Zidane, as the Welshman limped off in the first half.

To compound matters, Sergio Ramos received a red as Real trailed 2-1. Oh, and they needed to win the match otherwise Barcelona would go top of the league. Just stressing the magnitude of the game.

Despite being a man down, Zidane did not bring on a defender and made an attacking change. In what was a crazy game, James Rodriguez equalised to kind of (?) justify Zidane's substitution.

However, not content with a draw, he pushed his side to attack despite being a man down. A draw would have sufficed for Real in the circumstances. Ultimately Barca struck on the counter through Lionel Messi (surprise surprise) to win the game and shock Real.

In the end, Real scraped through to win the league but Zidane almost shot himself in the foot there.