Ahead of the latest meeting against Barcelona, Goal takes a look through the former France international's history against his club's arch rivals
Zinedine Zidane is one of many figures to have played and managed in El Clasico through the years.
The Real Madrid coach has been involved in 18 Clasicos as a manager and a player, winning only seven times in Spain’s clash of the titans. Here is a run down of Zidane’s Clasico performances.
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Real Madrid 2-0 Barcelona | November 4, 2001
In Zidane’s Clasico debut he came out on top with Madrid beating Barca 2-0 after goals from Fernando Morientes and Luis Figo.
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Barcelona 1-1 Real Madrid | March 16, 2002
In Zidane’s first Clasico appearance at Camp Nou, he scored the opener for Madrid in the first half. Zidane’s strike was then cancelled out by a young Xavi, who struck early in the second half.
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Barcelona 0-2 Real Madrid | April 23, 2002
Zidane scored one of the most important goals of Madrid’s season as they triumphed against Barca in the Champions League semi-final. Zidane’s opener was then followed up by Steve McManaman’s late goal which gave Madrid a two-goal cushion heading into the second leg.
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Real Madrid 1-1 Barcelona | May 1, 2002
In the return leg, Madrid just needed to not lose by two goals and they achieved this thanks to a 1-1 draw. Raul gave Madrid the lead on the night just before half-time, with Ivan Helguera's own goal early in the second half levelling up the second leg. In the final Madrid beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 where Zidane scored the winner with an unforgettable volley.
