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#4 Lopetegui will be under immense pressure as the La Liga race blows wide open
The early signs suggest that the race for the La Liga title could be wide open with all of Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid expected to hotly contest it among themselves. Julen Lopetegui, who took over from Zinedine Zidane in the summer, will have plenty to live up to at the Santiago Bernabeu considering the Los Blancos' history under the former manager.
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Real Madrid were crowned as European champions for a third consecutive season in 2017/18 and the fact that they have only won the league title once in the last five years will put immense pressure under Lopetegui to deliver instant success at the club.
Furthermore, the fact that they endured a disappointing league campaign last season, in which they finished below both Barcelona and Atletico, and their inability to effectively replace Cristiano Ronaldo will only do more harm than good to the new manager.
