Real back under-fire Schuster

0 Comments | AFP, March, 2008

MADRID (AFP) — Under-fire Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster on Friday received the backing of club bosses.

Schuster's future has been in doubt after the nine-time European champions crashed out of the Champions League at the last 16 stage for the fourth year in succession on Wednesday night.

A truly tepid performance in front of their home fans in the Santiago Bernabeu stadium lead to a 2-1 defeat by AS Roma, the Italians going through 4-2 on aggregate.

"The club had and still has full confidence in Bernd Schuster," the club said in a statement, slamming "unjustifiable and totally false information published in certain media".

These reports claimed that Schuster was already on his way out and that Real had already made contact with potential...

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