Álvaro Arbeloa makes his Champions League managerial bow on Tuesday night, as Real Madrid welcome Monaco to a tense Santiago Bernabéu in Gameweek 7 of the league phase.
Arbeloa’s reign, which many suspect will only be temporary, started with a humiliating 3–2 defeat to second-tier Albacete in the Copa del Rey, leading to scenes of discontent on home soil at the weekend.
Calls for Florentino Pérez to resign as president were widespread at the Bernabéu during Madrid’s 2–0 victory over Levante, which means, after Barcelona were beaten 2–1 at Real Sociedad, that Los Blancos are just a point adrift of the La Liga leaders.
The 15-time European champions were beaten twice under Xabi Alonso during their first six league phase outings of the season, but they’re still in a good position to qualify automatically for the round of 16. Madrid sit seventh in the table, while their upcoming opponents are down in 19th despite only losing once.
Monaco’s decision to part ways with Adi Hütter in favor of Sébastien Pocognoli remains a curious one, with the Belgian’s side struggling in ninth in Ligue 1.
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