European Champions: Solari and Kovac in the spotlight

Argentine coach Santiago Solari and Croatian Niko Kovac will be under scrutiny on Tuesday, while Real Madrid, champion of the last three seasons, and Bayern Munich will play the fifth round of the group stage of the Champions League.

In Group G, Real will face Roma in a bad mood after Sunday's 1-0 defeat by Ibar.

It was Sunday's first match as a permanent coach and constituted a violation of Real's four games when he took his post temporarily after Julien Lobetigi's dismissal. Faran and his teammate Sergio Ramos, accused Friday of having fled Voltball Lakes by a doping test on the sidelines of the final of the Champions League in 2017, were denied by his team and the player himself.

Really had better results before facing Rome, which will allow them to qualify for the final by a draw or even a defeat, provided that CSKA Moscow does not win at home against the Czech Viktoria Plzen.

The match in the Olympic Stadium does not pose a threat to the club's position in the group with nine points and a direct confrontation with Roma (3-0). He will qualify for the group final when he renews his victory over the team of coach Francesco Eusebio. His card, even in case of loss, provided the victory of CSKA, which has 4 points.

The situation is not so different for the Kovacs, who seem to be in a more difficult position than Solari on the eve of the match against Benfica in Group E, as signs of layoff loom. after club president Uli Hoeness on Sunday after the Bavarian club was tied 1-1 by Fortuna Düsseldorf. 3-3, despite a 2-1 and 3-1 victory over Bayern Munich, fifth in ninth place, nine points behind leader Borussia Dortmund.