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Jose Mourinho Plays Down Real Madrid Return 'Because They Have a Coach'

Jose Mourinho isn't about to undermine Zinedine Zidane despite rumours linking him with a return to the Real Madrid dugout.

Zidane appears under increasing pressure after Real lost 3-0 to Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday. However, Mourinho wouldn't pile on when speaking to Spanish television station Cuatro (h/t Ben Hayward of the London Evening Standard):

"There are two types of rumours. One, where people talk about Zidane, who is one of ours and it happens to us all when our teams are not doing well.