Zinedine Zidane’s honeymoon set for reality check

Galactico coach Zinedine Zidane is about to face some real tests as Real Madrid coach.

Zidane’s pretty comfortable beginning as Madrid coach continued through Saturday’s 4-2 La Liga defeat of Athletic Bilbao at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu — with two strikes from Cristiano Ronaldo, a 20-yard drive from James Rodriguez, and Toni Kroos grabbing a rare goal.

The result was not a huge surprise — Athletic have now lost their last nine visits to the Bernabeu, conceding at least three goals each time.