Manuel Pellegrini awaits his fate after Real Madrid crash out of Champions League

By Rory Smith 745PM GMT eleven March 2010

In the cold Manuel Pellegrini has warranted the rage of Spanish fans after Lyon finished Real Madrid"s hopes Photo AP

But he certified his destiny stays in the hands of boss Florentino Perez.

The Chilean has faced a swell of critique in Spain for unwell to finish Real"s abuse they have not reached the last eight given 2004 in a year in that the tournament"s last will be hold in the Bernabeu, notwithstanding Perez"s cost of some-more than �230 million last summer on the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Xabi Alonso, Karim Benzema and Kaka.

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Pellegrini, though, stays unbowed after crashing out 2-1 to Lyon on total on Wednesday night, claiming he did not determine to leave Villarreal for a "project that usually lasted one year" and insisting he can compare the achievements of his predecessors, Fabio Capello and Bernd Schuster, by wresting the joining pretension from Barcelona.

"My destiny depends on what the house decides, but I will not resign," he said. "I do not think this plan was usually about this year. We would have favourite to win all but we are still tip of the joining list and we have to spin the page as fast as possible. We can win the title, similar to Schuster and Capello did. You cannot decider a plan similar to this after only a couple of months."

The Spanish press, certainly, appear to remonstrate Marca"s front page on Thursday review "Out Goodbye Champions League, Goodbye Pellegrini". And Perez"s jot down will yield meagre goal for Pellegrini.

The building a whole aristocrat discharged Vicente Del Bosque after winning the joining in 2003 and shows no pointer of guidance from his mistakes. Though Madrid apparently longed for the dangling Xabi Alonso as they sought to ease ascent Lyon vigour in the Bernabeu on Tuesday and Pellegrini saw his counterclaim ripped to shreds, purposes not in in glorious have never appealed to Perez.

Instead, his summer spending plans are believed to inhere securing the signature of Franck Ribry, the Bayern Munich winger, and Angel Di Maria, of Benfica, as he attempts to safeguard Madrid eventually lift their quarter-final abuse in the foe they worth on top of all others, despite a year as well late.