Zinédine Zidane has announced that he is stepping aside as coach of Real Madrid a matter of days after steering the club to an unprecedented third successive UEFA Champions League triumph."I think it's the moment, both for me, the team and the club [to stand down]," the 45-year-old told an impromptu press conference at Madrid's training ground. "It's a strange moment to do so, I know, but an important one too. I had to do this for everyone." Zidane's place among the greatsHired in January 2016 after a spell in charge of the Real Madrid B team, Zidane became the
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Varane on Zidane’s Real Madrid impact
A seasoned UEFA Champions League campaigner at 22, Real Madrid's French international centre-back Raphaël Varane tells UEFA.com about playing under boyhood hero Zinédine Zidane and how he went from back-yard football to the greatest competition in the world.UEFA.com: What influence has Zinédine Zidane had on the team so far?Raphaël Varane: He is a coach who loves the game and likes attacking football – he likes movement [in the game], moving the ball around quickly. In training he has added a physical aspect to enable us to play higher up the pitch, which is what he is looking for in our game.He loves to talk and to show video ...
Zidane’s Madrid win as Messi hits three for Barça
SATURDAYBarcelona 4-0 Granada (Messi 8 14 58, Neymar 83)Giving both Arda Turan and Aleix Vidal their club Liga debuts, Barcelona were two up within 14 minutes on their way to a win that takes them a point ahead at the top, at least until Atlético Madrid visit Celta Vigo tomorrow. Arda set up Messi for the first and the most selected player in the UEFA.com users' Team of the Year 2015 had another soon after following a typical link-up with Neymar and Luis Suárez.Messi had chances for more before half-time, and the hat-trick came when Arda dummied, Neymar hit the post and the Argentina forward pounced on the rebound. Neymar himself had th...