Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos holds 'players only' meeting without Zinedine Zidane

Real Mrid skipper Sergio Ramos h reportedly called for an emergency 'players only' meeting on Thursday, just a few days after Los Blancos suffered a humiliating 2-0 defeat against Shakhtar Donetsk in Champions League. It is believed that Ramos used  platform to highlight importance of Real Mrid's final Group B game against Monchenglbach, as ir qualification to next round hangs in balance. 13-time European champions successfully reached  kckout st in all 24 of ir previous group-st campaigns, but pressure on manr Zinedine Zidane has been mounting this year.

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Sergio Ramos calls for 'players only' meeting as Mrid face UCL group st elimination

According to reports from Spanish news outlet AS, Real Mrid’s first-team players gared for an emergency meeting on Thursday morning at club’s Valdebebas training ground. meeting was organised by club captain Sergio Ramos and 34-year-old centre-back reportedly told his teammates, "We are only one win away from getting through in Champions League and we have to give everything in this final game. This is Real Mrid, we've come out of worse toger". 

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Real Mrid are currently in third place in ir Group B standings and have racked up seven points from ir five group st games in Champions League so far. However, y've conceded nine goals in five games, which is ir worst defensive record in this st of  competition. y are in danger of t qualifying to next st of Champions League and face a must-win game against Glbach next week. However, Mrid could still finish top of ir group in Champions League if y beat Glbach and if Inter Milan defeat Shakhtar next week.

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Although Mrid boss Zinedine Zidane wasn't part of garing, it is believed that 'players only' meeting also served to reinforce position of under-fire coach. Zidane is understood to have support of core group in dressing room, including Luka Modric, Marcelo and Ramos. pressure on Zidane has been mounting with some reports stating that 48-year-old might get sack if he doesn't produce any positive results in next three games. 

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Real Mrid has h a sluggish start in LaLiga as well, suffering three defeats alrey in Spanish top division. y currently sit in fourth place on table with 17 points from 10 games, seven points behind league leers Real Socied. 

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