Zidane's five biggest achievements as Real Madrid boss

#1 And then doing it again

Real Madrid v Liverpool - UEFA Champions League Final

The last of Zidane’s 149 matches in charge of Real Madrid proved to be one of the most memorable as he guided his side to a third successive Champions League trophy. It was an achievement that no club had managed since the 1970s, when Bayern Munich won a hat-trick of titles from 1974 to 1976, and it may well be that it goes unmatched for a similar period of time.

After Atletico Madrid and Juventus, Liverpool were Madrid’s victims this time around. They made a rocky start to the game, but once Mohamed Salah had been withdrawn injured, the self-belief in Jurgen Klopp’s side started to fade, with Madrid taking over.

Led by Sergio Ramos, who was imperious at the back, Madrid took the lead when Karim Benzema’s brilliant piece of opportunism left Loris Karius red-faced, and though Liverpool rapidly hit back, Zidane’s decision to introduce Gareth Bale was as timely as it was brilliant.

The Welshman scored a brilliant overhead kick to put Madrid back into the ascendancy and then fired home from long range as Karius was again found wanting in the Reds’ net.

It was not Madrid’s best performance by any stretch, but they were deserving winners in the end and wrote themselves into the history books in the process.

Zidane’s crowning achievement will be one not long forgotten.