Goal.com · Jul 2, 2018
Zidane departure from Real Madrid was bitter - Ramos
Sergio Ramos says Zinedine Zidane's Real Madrid departure was "bitter", but the club captain is "thankful" to the French coach for leading the club to a trio of consecutive Champions League titles.
Zidane resigned from his post after Madrid downed Liverpool in Kiev to defend their Champions League crown again, with Julen Lopetegui confirmed as his replacement.
Lopetegui was subsequently fired by Spain on the eve of the World Cup, Ramos' side crashing out of the World Cup at the last-16 stage to Russia on penalties under replacement Fernando Hierro.
And in a social media post the day after Spain's shock exit, Ramos summed up Madrid's 2017-18 season as he looked ahead to the new campaign.