Zinédine Zidane will have rendered many services to Real Madrid during his career. Winner of one Champions League as a player and three as a coach, he played a major role in the immense history of the Spanish club.
Newbies
Passed back to the other side of the Pyrenees, Zizou is now coach of the France team. But, indirectly, he could have rendered a nice service to his former club. The first international break of the Zidane era was marked by the appearance of several new players. Estéban Lepaul, Guillaumes Restes, Andy Diouf, Lucas Da Cunha, Jérémy Jacquet and Leny Yoro thus made their debut for the selection.
A winning return
But there was also a great ghost, Eduardo Camavinga. The Real midfielder was coming out of two very complicated seasons individually. He even missed the 2026 World Cup, not selected by Didier Deschamps. Still in difficulty since the start of the season, the former Rennais showed himself in his best light with the Blues.
Starting in the two matches against Belgium, the 23-year-old showed a lot of personality and seriousness. He stood out for his ability to scratch balls, to air the game and to win in duels. Enough to hope to see him again at the level he was at a few years ago. As a reminder, he was a starter with Real Madrid 2023-2024 who won the Champions League and La Liga.
According to information from the Cadena SERthe club
Merengue would be satisfied with the role given to Camavinga by Zidane in the France team. Internally, we even believe that José Mourinho could better exploit the qualities of his player. For now, the Special One only allowed him 240 minutes of play, the equivalent of barely three matches, including only two starts. It remains to be seen whether the Portuguese technician will give his player a chance and whether the latter will be able to reproduce his performances in the selection.
