JUST IN: Zinedine Zidane; Real Madrid Coach Tests Positive For COVID-19
Bernard Nelson
Jan 22, 2021
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has tested positive for COVID-19, the Spanish club announced Friday.
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The positive test comes a day before Madrid travel to Alaves in La Liga seeking to bounce back from an embarrassing midweek Copa del Rey exit.
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"Real Madrid C.F. report that our coach Zinedine Zidane has tested positive for Covid-19,ÔÇØ the club said in a statement.
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Zidane has already had to self-isolate this month after coming into contact with a person infected with the virus.
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He tested negative at the time and was able to oversee the team.
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After successive defeats in the Spanish Super Cup and Copa del Rey, the second a shock loss to third-tier Alcoyano, Zidane is again under pressure, and Real Madrid will try to reignite their La Liga title challenge away to Alaves.
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Zidane's side are playing catch-up to Atletico Madrid, despite having played a game more, after draws against struggling Elche and Osasuna, two of the league's bottom three, in recent weeks.
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Alaves beat Madrid 2-1 in the capital in late November but have won just once in eight matches since, their slide into a relegation scrap costing coach Pablo Machin his job last week with former Spain international Abelardo Fernandez returning to take charge.
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