Real Madrid icon Iker Casillas has leapt to the defence of manager Zinedine Zidane as pressure mounts on the Frenchman.
Zidane faces a pivotal week in his second spell on the Real touchline with the club's essentially must-win Champions League group game at home to Borussia Monchengladbach on Wednesday sandwiched between two tough LaLiga games against Sevilla and local rivals Atletico Madrid.
A worst case scenario of defeats by Sevilla on Saturday, Borussia Monchengladbach on Wednesday and Atletico Madrid the following Saturday could leave Real Madrid out of Europe and 12 points off the pace having played a game more in LaLiga.