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Rashin nasara 4<unk>2 ga abokan hamayyarsu Atlético Madrid a cikin UEFA Super Cup bayan karin lokaci. Ta haka ne ya zama manajan Real na biyu da ya fara aikinsa ta hanyar cin kwallaye hudu, bayan ɗan Ingila Michael Keeping wanda ya fara a 1948 wanda RC Celta de Vigo ya ci 4-1.