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Zinedine Zidane has said Manchester City's motivation will be "immense" when they meet Real Madrid in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League because of the two-year ban UEFA imposed on them.
The Premier League champions will be omitted from European competition for the next two seasons, and the Los Blancos coach believes Pep Guardiola's men will be desperate to perform when they play the first leg on Feb. 26.
Marcus Banks of the Manchester Evening News reported Zidane refused to comment on UEFA's judgment but admitted the nature of the ban could influence City's display in the forthcoming tie:
"For what has just happened, their motivation will be immense.