The only time Zinedine Zidane imposed his majesty on the hallowed turf of Anfield, he scored a shoot-out penalty to escape a dogged rival and reach the semifinal. It was a narrative, and end result, he'd embrace with all his natural ebullience were it to come his way again on Wednesday night.
Of course, the defeated rival wasn't Liverpool, as it will require to be if Real Madrid are to face Chelsea in the Champions League semifinal two weeks from now. The Zizou of that day was wearing the blue of Les Bleus at Euro '96 in England.