Real Madrid manager, Zinedine Zidane has continued his impressing El Clasico records against Barcelona as he led his wards to another 1-3 defeat to their hosts over the weekend. Under Zidane reign in Real, he has managed five wins, three draws and two losses in his El Clasico contests with the team.
Real Madrid has defeated Barcelona twice in El Clasico this year. Real defeated Barca 2-0 in March before proceeding on COVID-19 break and upon resumption, Los Blancos also to took another pan of flesh from their arch-rival the Blaugrana with 1-3 defeat at Camp Nou. It is worthy of note that Zidane, has not lost any of his six matches as a manager at the Nou Camp, with three wins and three draws.
Though, morale seems to have been low after defeats in their previous two games by Cadiz, in La Liga, and Shakhtar Donetsk, in the Champions League. But they started brightly when Benzema fed Valverde, who slammed the ball into the far corner, leaving Neto with no chance. Real are unbeaten in three Clasicos for the first time since 2012-13. According to Zidane, “I’m thrilled for the players, it’s a team victory.
“Given the criticism we’ve faced recently, we have to stay calm, stick together and play when we have to play, just as we did today (last Saturday). “Ultimately, we’ve put in a great performance against a team that we know play wide open,” he said.
Reacting to Los Blancos win over their arch-rivals, Barca, former Real Madrid hitman, Christiano Ronaldo celebrated with his former club when he tweeted in his verified Twitter handle, ‘Siiiiiiiiiii’