Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane says Gareth Bale wished not to play against Manchester City
Zinedine Zidane said that it was not a tactical but a personal decision that saw Gareth Bale out of Real Madrid's Manchester City-bound squad.
Zinedine Zidane said that it was not a tactical but a personal decision that saw Gareth Bale out of Real Madrid's Manchester City-bound squad.
Karim Karim Benzema was the star of the night for Real Madrid as he scored a brace to help them win their 34th Spanish league title.
Zinedine Zidane also heaped praises on the efforts of Sergio Ramos and lauded how he has led Real Madrid on the field before calling him the true captain.
Real Madrid were crowned the champions after they bear Villarreal 2-1 on Thursday at the empty Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium.
Meanwhile, with just two matches remaining Real Madrid stand at the top of the points table and will be crowned La Liga champions if they win the next match
Zinedine Zidane was relieved by Madrid's performance especially when his team managed to pull out a comfortable victory without a string of key players.
Earlier, Messi's boyhood club Newell's Old Boys' vice-president Christian D'Amico had gone on record claiming that there remains a chance that Messi might finish up his career in Argentina.
Zinedine Zidane was also seen hailing Sergio Ramos' free-kick which had made the scoreline 2-0 in Real Madrid's favour against Mallorca.
However, Zinedine Zidane has urged Real Madrid players to give it their all in the remaining La Liga matches and treat them as "finals".
Zinedine Zidane worked with the Real Madrid entire team for the first time on Monday since they returned to training after a suspension of over two months.
