Real Madrid and Zidane arrival by Nidaa Rabah

Real Madrid club de Futbol, commonly known as Real Madrid, or simply as Real outside Spain frontiers, was, is, and will always be the best professional football club, based in Madrid, Spain.

• Nicknames : Blancos - Merengues - Vikingos
• Short Name : RM
• Founded : 6 March 1902; 114 years ago as "Madrid Football Club"
• Ground : Santiago Bernabeu Stadium
• Capacity : 85,454
• Chairman : Florentino Perez
• Head Coach : Zinedine Zidane
• League : La Liga Santander

Zidane arrival and La Undecima 

On 3 June 2015, Rafael Benitez was confirmed as the new Real Madrid manager, signing a 3-year contract. Real Madrid remained unbeaten in the league until a 3-3 loss at Sevilla in the 11th matchday. this was followed by a 0-4 home loss in the first clasico of the season against Barcelona. Real played Cadiz in the Copa del Rey Round of 32, winning away 1-3 in the first leg. However, they fielded an ineligible player in "Denis Cheryshev" as he was suspended for that match, resulting in the second leg being cancelled and Real being disqualified, Meanwhile, Real topped their UEFA Champions League group with 16 pts.

He was sacked on 4 January 2016, following allegations of unpopularity with supporters, displeasure with players and a failure to get good results against top sides. At the time of sacking, Real were third in La Liga, 4 pts behind leaders Atletico Madrid and 2 pts behind arch-rivals Barcelona.

On 4 January 2016, Benitez's departure was announced along with the promotion of Zinedine Zidane to his first head coaching role. Zidane previously worked as assistant to Benitez's predecessor Carlo Ancelotti and, since 2014, had occupied the helm of reserve team Real Madrid Castilla. Zidane's coaching debut for Madrid was marked by a 5-0 home victory over Deportivo in La Liga on 9 January 2016, with Gareth Bale scoring a hat-trick. On 28 May, Real Madrid won their 11th Champions League title, extending their record for most successes in the competition, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring the decisive penalty in a shootout win over Atletico Madrid in the final