Top 5 moments of Zinedine Zidane at the helm of Real Madrid

Modified Mar 20, 2019 10:00 GMT

Zizou stepped down as Real Madrid's coach

#3 Ending Barcelona's 39-match unbeaten run

Zidane's first El Clasico was a memorable one

Zidane's first El Clasico was at Camp Nou against a Barca side that had gone unbeaten in 39 matches, a record for any Spanish club at the time.

After a goalless first-half, Barca took the lead in the 56th minute thanks to Gerard Pique. Seven minutes later, Karim Benzema equalised for Real.

The match was pretty intense as both teams were trying to get a winner. When it seemed that Barcelona were on course for a 40th successive match without a loss, Cristiano Ronaldo netted the winner in the 85th minute to win the match for Real.

This brought an end to Barcelona's unbeaten streak of 39 matches across all competitions.

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