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'This is not Zidane vs Guardiola, it's Real Madrid vs Manchester City' - Blancos boss dismisses any Pep rivalry

Zinedine Zidane has dismissed talk of a possible touchline rivalry with Pep Guardiola as he prepares his Real Madrid side to welcome Manchester City to Santiago Bernabeu.

The two European heavyweights are scheduled to face off in the first leg of their last-16 Champions League tie in the Spanish capital on Wednesday night.

Madrid have won the competition 13 times in total, with three of those triumphs coming during Zidane's first spell in charge between 2015 and 2018.

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The Frenchman decided to leave the club after their last European Cup final win over Liverpool in Kiev, but returned to familiar surroundings in March 2019.