Five ways Benitez killed his confidence

Rafael Benitez's unhappy reign in charge of Real Madrid came to an end after just seven months and 25 games on Monday when he was fired and replaced by club legend Zinedine Zidane.

Here, AFP Sports looks at what went wrong for the supremely confident former Liverpool and Chelsea manager on his return to the club where he started his playing and coaching career.

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