The 34-year-old departed Real Madrid at the end of last season after a decade-long stint with the club, having fallen down the defensive pecking order under Zinedine Zidane
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Zidane, who is the son of Real Madrid manager, Zinedine
Real Madrid recorded a 3-0 victory in the first leg of their last-four clash at the Bernabeu
Unsurprisingly, club colleagues and fellow countrymen figure prominently in his haul, with a few Real Madrid shirts thrown into the mix as well despite their intense rivalry with Barca
Real Madrid struggled to get going in the first 25 minutes of the second period
Zinedine Zidane’s side are level on points with Barcelona, but have a game in hand and will claim the title if they win their remaining matches
It’s Match Day 31 in the La Liga and the marquee clash of the latest round of fixtures is the Madrilenian Derby, the repeat of last season’s Champions League final
Earlier, Sevilla slipped out of the top three after being held to a goalless draw at home to struggling Sporting Gijon
The reigning champions entered the match with a 3-1 lead from the first leg in Madrid
Lorenzo Insigne sent the visitors into an eighth-minute lead at the Bernabeu
Yannick Ferreira Carrasco cancelled out a Sergio Ramos opener in the 79th minute, before the two teams played out a goalless extra-time period to force penalties in the European final
The report claims that the first approach came a week before Mourinho was sacked by Chelsea, while Madrid got in touch for a second time after his reign at Stamford Bridge had come to an end
It is Zidane’s first major managerial role having only previously spent time in charge of the club’s Castilla team, and he is eager to get going ahead of his first match in charge – a home tie against Deportivo La Coruna in La Liga on Saturday