Martin Jol has left his post as Tottenham Hotspur manager following the club's 2-1 defeat to Getafe. He apparently tendered his resignation before taking charge for the game.
The Dutchman's position at White Hart Lane has come under sharp focus since the early weeks of the season when club officials were pictured meeting Sevilla coach Juande Ramos.
Jol was given a vote of confidence, but results have failed to improve and Spurs are languishing in the bottom three of the Premier League.
Prior to the Uefa Cup tie with Getafe at White Hart Lane, Jol tendered his resignation, which was accepted by chairman Daniel Levy.
He still took his place in the dug-out, but was unable to end his tenure on a successful note as the Spaniards came from behind to win 2-1.
Clive Allen is expected to take charge of the Spurs side for Sunday's game with Blackburn Rovers after which Ramos is tipped to be appointed.
Former Tottenham midfielder Gus Poyet, who is currently assistant manager at Leeds United, is understood to have been offered a role as Ramos' No.2.
Jermain Defoe broke the deadlock against the run of play in the 19th minute, taking his tally to three for the season, all of them in the UEFA Cup.
But the visitors were level within two minutes, Granero's free-kick from around 40 yards bouncing in, with Ruben de la Red claiming the slightest of touches.
The Spaniards scored their winner with 20 minutes remaining when David Cortes crossed and Nobrega side-footed home.
Tim Cahill scripted his comeback to perfection with his first goal in almost a year as Everton secured a 3-1 victory in their UEFA Cup Group A opener against Greek side Larissa.
On his first start since the beginning of March after a metatarsal injury, the Australia midfielder opened the scoring with a delightful diving header in the 14th minute.
It was classic Cahill and in the 50th minute his outstanding pass helped to orchestrate Leon Osman's brilliant clincher from 22 yards.
A 65th-minute strike from Cleyton Alexandre Silva had home nerves jangling but substitute Victor Anichebe ensured Everton rounded off proceedings with a superb late third.
Bolton had to settle for a 1-1 draw against Braga in front of new manager Gary Megson.
The former Leicester boss saw El-Hadji Diouf step off the bench to put the home team in front in their first game in the group stages.
But the Portuguese side responded and substitute Jailson grabbed the equaliser with four minutes to go with a looping header.
Aberdeen experienced a miserable start to their UEFA Cup group stage campaign in Athens as Jimmy Calderwood's side crashed to a 3-0 defeat to Greek giants Panathinaikos.
