The FC crew dive into Madrid's shock 1-0 loss to Real Betis, and what Zidane can do to turn the ship around quickly.
Thursday's latest stories from the world of football in ESPN FC's What's Trending...
REAL MADRID: Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said "there were no reasons to be worried" after his team's shock 1-0 home loss to Real Betis in La Liga at the Bernabeu on Wednesday.
MAN UNITED: Jose Mourinho has suggested English clubs could benefit in Europe if the League Cup was scrapped. Mourinho watched his Manchester United team begin their defence of the trophy with a comfortable 4-1 win over Championship side Burton Albion at Old Trafford.
- Manchester United travel to Swansea City in one of three all-Premier League ties in the fourth-round draw of the Carabao Cup.
ARSENAL: Arsene Wenger says Jack Wilshere had an "ideal" return to full action in Wednesday's Carabao Cup win over Doncaster Rovers, but still needs to be eased gradually back into the first team.
- Wenger gave former rival Sir Alex Ferguson a warm welcome to the Emirates on Wednesday, before offering encouraging words to son Darren Ferguson about his Doncaster Rovers.
CHELSEA: Antonio Conte urged Charly Musonda to continue taking his first-team opportunities after the 20-year-old produced a virtuoso performance in Chelsea's 5-1 demolition of Nottingham Forest in the Carabao Cup third round.
MAN CITY: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola hopes Ilkay Gundogan's injury is not as bad as feared after the midfielder hurt his knee in the 2-1 League Cup victory over West Bromwich Albion.
LIVERPOOL: Sadio Mane has told ESPN FC that he wants to call Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson to discuss the incident which led to the Liverpool forward being sent off, earning him a three-match suspension, during the 5-0 defeat at the Etihad Stadium earlier this month.
DORTMUND: Christian Pulisic hailed his Borussia Dortmund teammates' sharing of goalscoring duties this season while backing his side's chances of competing for the Bundesliga title.
FIFA: UEFA has announced the draw for the new Nations League will take place in January. The competition, which will begin in September 2018, will run alongside qualifying for the European Championship and has been introduced to provide more competitive and meaningful international matches for countries.
MEXICO: Mexican clubs have rallied to aid the relief effort after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake caused devastation in Mexico City and surrounding states on Tuesday.
- Mexico's Clasico Nacional and all other Liga MX matches this weekend have been postponed after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocked the capital and surrounding states on Tuesday.
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