10 clubs that have had seasons to forget

10) Real Madrid

Even Zinedine Zidane hasn't been able to change the fortunes of Real

Rafa Benitez has the distinct (dis)honour of steering two clubs with disappointing seasons, who have managed to make it on this list. With Real Madrid threatening to finish this season in third place and that too a dozen points adrift of the La Liga title, this has been a considerably disappointing season for the Madrid side.

Real Madrid have clearly come off worse from the Barca-Real duopoly and are set to end the season having neither won the title, El Clasico or against their local rivals Atletico.

Madrid also faced the humiliation of disqualification from the Copa del Rey this season, having fielded a suspended player from the previous season in their cup tie.

The side from the Spanish capital tried to buck the trend with a change of managers mid-season but new boss Zinedine Zidane ended up reinforcing the plans set by the previous manager Rafa Benitez, which has left the sacking look somewhat pointless.

With Cristiano Ronaldo having an indifferent season as well, most Real Madrid fans will simply want the season to end so that they can start all over again.