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Ronaldo needs to understand he's not the coach - former Madrid boss Luxemburgo

Vanderlei Luxemburgo hopes Cristiano Ronaldo will not prove obstructive to Zinedine Zidane at Real Madrid.

Former Real Madrid boss Vanderlei Luxemburgo has backed Zinedine Zidane to be a success at the Santiago Bernabeu - providing he is not undermined by Cristiano Ronaldo.

Luxemburgo spent an 11-month spell at Madrid in 2005 as part of a nomadic career spent mostly in his native Brazil.

He is confident former France midfielder Zidane will succeed but believes he needs the backing of influential striker Ronaldo.

Luxemburgo told Omnisport: "Zidane was a leader in the dressing room when he was a player, so Cristiano Ronaldo will have to understand that there will be a person with leadership and with great knowledge of football there.