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Zidane timed his departure to perfection
Critics can scoff that Zidane was only a good man manager and not a great tactician.
From top player to master mentor: The Zidane story
The Frenchman has become only the third coach in the history of the game to lift the European Cup three times.
Rock-star Klopp vs cool Zidane
Real Madrid have more quality substitute players while Liverpool will miss injured Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Adam Lallana.
Lot more than pride at stake in El Clasico
Cristiano Ronaldo on 17 will want to narrow that gap. The two clubs first met in the La Liga on February 17, 1929, with Real Madrid winning 2-1.
Benzema the fall guy as Real Madrid flounder
In a huge show of support, Karim Benzema, 29, was handed a bumper new four-year contract in September.
Zinedine Zidane pleads for calm amid Real slump
When Madrid swept a crisis-ridden Barca aside 5-1 in the Spanish Super Cup last month, Zinedine Zidane’s men were expected to romp to the title.
Barca’s decline not only for Neymar’s exit
The signs are ominous and it is not just the departure of Neymar that is causing this decline.
Irresistible force vs immovable object
Classic contest on cards under closed roof at Cardiff; Real’s Ronaldo, Juventus’ Buffon look for crowning glory.
Zinedine Zidane makes a Real impact
Zidane won everything from the Champions League to the World Cup as one of the greatest players of his generation.
Be wary of complacency, Zinedine Zidane warns team
Zidane, whose Spanish table-toppers are on club record 35-game unbeaten run, is set to leave out captain Sergio Ramos against Club America.