Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane is one game away from setting a club record unbeaten run ahead of his side's Champions League game against Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday night.
If Los Blancos avoid defeat against the Bundesliga side they will equal the34-match unbeaten record, set under Dutchman Leo Beenhakker in the 1988-89 season.
Real are still six points clear of Barcelona at the top of La Liga after Sergio Ramos' late goal at the Nou Camp last weekend. They are unbeaten in both the league and Champions league, and Ramos has heaped praise on his manager.
Zidane's Real Madrid are on the 3rd best unbeaten run & 1 away from equaling their personal record. #ElClasico pic.twitter.com/tb84kERHeZ
Zidane has this kind of magic that shone when he was a player and now as a coach," he said, quoted inThe Sun.Since he arrived the ambience changed for the better.
It's good and positive now which helps the team dynamic. There is harmony and empathy, different to what we had before. The merit goes to Zizou's work.We're all proud he is the leader of this ship and of his work, tactical and physical.�
Perhaps most impressively, Zidane has bettered Pep Guardiola's record from his first 34 games at Barcelona, and Jose Mourinho's first 34 games at Real.
The only team to have beaten Zidane is Madrid rivals Atletico last February, and the Frenchman has admitted that he feels lucky to be in charge of the club.
He said:Yes, I'm very lucky it's true.I do what I like every day. I am lucky to be in this great club that first gave me the chance to play here, which not everyone can achieve, and then to coach them.
But apart from luck there is work and passion.�