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View all search resultsZidane's position has come under scrutiny again after Wednesday's defeat by third-tier side Alcoyano in the Copa del Rey but Madrid responded at Mendizorroza without their coach, or their captain Sergio Ramos, who was out with a knee injury.
The Spanish champions' revenues was the highest among the teams that won domestic titles in Europe's six major leagues. Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich recorded 607.2 million euros, followed by Premier League winner Liverpool (557 million euros) and Ligue 1's Paris St Germain (540.6 million euros).
Athletic got off to a dream start in their first match under new coach Marcelino when forward Inaki Williams latched on to a low through ball and raced towards goal, beating one defender before firing low into the net in the third minute.
The Argentine's future has been a hot topic ever since he tried to leave Barcelona in August. He had to put those plans on hold till the end of the 2020-2021 season as the club insisted on enforcing the 700-million euro ($854 million) exit clause should another club want to snap him up.
Messi was a mainstay of Guardiola's Barca side that won 14 major titles and has been linked with a switch to City since the manager signed a new deal that will keep him at the Premier League club until the end of the 2022-23 season.
Costa is one of only three survivors alongside captain Koke and defender Jose Gimenez, plus coach Diego Simeone, from the side that won the club's last title in 2014 and he believes the current crop of players is good enough to repeat the feat.
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