Encontronazo zidane luis enrique biography

Zinedine Zidane and Luis Enrique had some thrilling Clasico contests as players and on Saturday they will go head-to-head again as managers of Real Madrid and Barcelona. The pair quite literally clashed in when Enrique squared up to the Frenchman and received a push in the face in return. They're unlikely to come to blows this weekend, but ahead of the Nou Camp showdown, we look back at their El Clasico records - including Enrique's results on both sides of the Real Madrid-Barcelona divide….

The Frenchman would go on to score one of the competition's best-ever goals in Real's victory over Bayer Leverkusen in the final. Instead, the midfielder had to watch Barcelona and Valencia lift the title twice each during his Real Madrid career. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player. But that's not to say he didn't enjoy other Clasico triumphs.

However, Zidane was also involved in heavy defeats. He could do little to prevent Barcelona romping to a win in Catalonia in and, in his final Bernabeu Clasico, he witnessed the home fans applaud Ronaldinho from the field after his masterclass had earned Barca another victory. Luis Enrique is one of the few players to have represented both Real Madrid and Barcelona in Clasicos - and notably scored in a win for Los Blancos at the Bernabeu.

However, the current Barca boss always seemed more at home with the Catalans and, following his controversial free transfer to the Nou Camp, complained he didn't have good memories of his time with Real. In Enrique's first season with Barcelona, he played a key role in an aggregate Copa del Rey victory, with Barca eventually going on to lift the trophy.

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It's a positive record he's taken into management - despite losing his first Clasico as Barcelona manager at the Bernabeu, he has taken two wins from his next two clashes, including November's thumping victory at Real Madrid. Tuesday 29 March , UK. Live La Liga Football. Around Sky. Other Sports.