Zinedine Zidane “cannot find an XI he can rely on” said Steve McManaman after Real Madrid began their Champions League campaign with a 3-0 defeat at Paris Saint-Germain.
Real’s defeat was their biggest in the competition under Zidane – the manager who won three successive European titles – as PSG ran out easy winners on a night when the visitors didn’t manage a shot on target.
Two goals from Angel di Maria and a third from Thomas Meunier condemned Real to defeat in a competition they had been used to dominating, though they now face a daunting task to finish first in the group.