Real Madrid fires coach Lopetegui after big loss to Barca

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October 30, 2018
Julen Lopetegui gestures as he walks off the pitch after losing 5-1 during the Spanish La Liga football match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018.

(AP):

Real Madrid has fired coach Julen Lopetegui. The announcement was made after a meeting by the club's board of directors on Monday, a day after the team was crushed by Barcelona 5-1 at Camp Nou Stadium.

It was the team's fifth loss in seven matches in all competitions.

The club says Santiago Solari, coach of Real Madrid B, will be in charge until a replacement to Lopetegui was hired.

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