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Isco and Bale hand Zidane winning start
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 16 - 03 - 2019

Zinedine Zidane's second spell as Real Madrid coach got off to a promising start with a 2-0 win at home to Celta Vigo in La Liga Saturday thanks to goals from Isco and Gareth Bale, who had fallen out of favor with previous coach Santiago Solari.
Spain midfielder Isco was handed his first start in the league since October by returning hero Zidane and broke the deadlock in the 62nd minute by tapping in a low cross from Karim Benzema at close range.
Luka Modric had a goal ruled out for offside earlier in the second half and Bale, who had struck the crossbar in the first period, sealed victory with a shot in off the post in the 77th minute, further lifting the mood at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Real is third in the league standings with 54 points after 28 games, two behind second-placed Atletico Madrid which visits Athletic Bilbao later Saturday and nine points behind leader Barcelona which plays at Real Betis Sunday.
This was not quite as resounding a performance as the 5-0 win over Deportivo La Coruna in Zidane's first game as Real coach in 2016.
Yet it was still a therapeutic win for a team which had looked lost since the Frenchman announced his resignation after last year's Champions League final.
Zidane had said on his return that changes were needed at Madrid after haphazard results had seen Julen Lopetegui sacked in October, his replacement Solari dismissed and the team left with no trophies left to fight for this season.
The Frenchman's line-up showed he was serious as he brought back goalkeeper Keylor Navas, as well as Isco and Marcelo into the side, players who had all started in the Champions League final win over Liverpool but had been cast aside by Solari. — Reuters


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