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IT’S REAL HEADACHE: Mocked by Mourinho, Eibar's Leon now primed to topple Madrid

Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo looks on during the Spanish league football match Real Madrid CF vs UD Las Palmas at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on March 1, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / JAVIER SORIANO

Pedro Leon was mocked by Jose Mourinho for not being Zinedine Zidane when at Real Madrid. Now the in-form Eibar winger could deal a huge blow to Zidane’s hopes of landing the La Liga title.

After Gareth Bale lost his head and Madrid their La Liga lead in a 3-3 draw with Las Palmas on Wednesday, an uncomfortable trip to Eibar’s 6,200-capacity Ipurua stadium today was probably the last thing on their wish list.

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