Rafa Benitez could be fired if Real Madrid lose the Clasico to Barcelona on Saturday.

Benitez has been criticized during his short tenure with Real Madrid for being too defensive and for losing the confidence of his players.

Florentino Perez prefers promoting Zinedine Zidane from Madrid's B team, though Zidane has hesitations about taking over mid-season.

Benitez was hired in the offseason by Real Madrid from Napoli.