Zinedine Zidane’s Real Madrid return excites Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde
Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde says he is looking forward to reigniting his El Clasico rivalry with returning Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane.
Zidane returned to the Bernabeu on Monday, replacing the sacked Santiago Solari, signing a deal until June 2022.
The 46-year-old left in May 2018 after winning three successive Champions League titles but has been out of work since and said that he wants to bring the glory days back in his first press conference back at Real.
Valverde took charge at Barca in May 2017 and has faced Zidane in four El Clasicos – two in the Supercopa de Espana and two in La Liga. Zidane’s Real won two of those games, Barcelona one and the other ending in a 2-2 draw.
„As for Zidane, he is a great manager,“ Valverde said. „He is going to a great club. They are going to be our rivals. I look forward to playing against him.“
Valverde’s Barca beat Real to the La Liga title last term but it was Zidane’s side who were crowned champions of Europe with a 3-1 win over Liverpool in the Champions League final.
However, with Solari in charge, Real crashed out in the last 16 to Ajax this season, and when quizzed on their rivals’ early exit, Valverde said that Barca must be careful to avoid a repeat against Lyon on Wednesday night.
„If teams like Real Madrid and PSG are going out of the Champions League (this early) that’s important because it shows surprises can happen,“ he added.
„We need to keep an eye on things. The fact that such big teams have gone out of the competition means that we have to be careful.
„Lyon will be coming here with a very strong attack. (They have) very quick and powerful players up front, I’m sure they will try to use that.
„They know how important it would be to get an away goal tomorrow, so I’m sure they will be looking for that too.“
The first leg between Barca and Lyon ended goalless at the Olympique Lyonnais, meaning it is all to play for in the second leg at the Nou Camp on Wednesday.
Soccer Accumulator Bonus
Our fantastic Euro Soccer accumulator offer gives you the chance to earn a bonus of up to 100% on accumulators on the top domestic leagues in Europe along with the group and knockout stages of the Champions League.
This offer applies to returns on pre-match accumulators of 3 or more selections on Full Time Result or Result/Both Teams To Score markets for the English Premier League, Italian Serie A, Spanish Primera Liga, German Bundesliga 1 or UEFA Champions League.
The maximum bonus that you can receive is ˆ100,000 or currency equivalent. The bonus will not apply where a stake has been fully Cashed Out. Where a stake has been partially Cashed Out, the bonus will be calculated based .on the remaining active stake. If a qualifying bet is edited .using our Edit Bet feature. The bonus will be calculated based on the new stake. Where a bet has been edited to include or amend a selection for an event that is In-Play, the bonus will no longer apply. Double Chance bets or combination bets with bonuses. Such as Lucky 15’s or Lucky .31’s do not apply for this offer.
If your bet is successful, we will add the following bonuses to your returns:
Bet Type Bonus
14-folds and upwards 100% bonus
Terms and Conditions
Applies to straight pre-match accumulator bets on the Full Time Result or Result/Both Teams To Score markets for UEFA Champions League, English Premier League, Italian Serie A, Spanish Primera Liga, German Bundesliga .1 or Australian A-League matches. Maximum bonus ˆ100,000 or currency equivalent. Soccer Accumulator Bonus does not apply to Double Chance bets or combination. bets with bonuses such as Lucky 15’s, Lucky 31’s etc.
If any selections are postponed/void then the bonus will still apply, but the percentage bonus added will reflect the actual number of winning selections. For example, an 8-fold accumulator with 7. winners and 1 postponed match will receive a 30% .bonus to returns.
The bonus part of your returns will be added to your account within 24 hours of your final selection having played.
This bonus will not apply where a stake has been fully Cashed Out. Where a stake has been partially Cashed Out, the bonus will be calculated based on the remaining active stake.
If a qualifying bet is edited using our Edit Bet feature, the bonus will be calculated based on the new stake. Where a bet has been edited to include or amend a selection for an event that is In-Play, the bonus will no longer apply.
Where any term of the offer or promotion is breached or there is any evidence of a series of bets placed by a customer or group of customers, which due to a deposit bonus, enhanced payments, free bets, risk free bets or any other promotional offer results in guaranteed customer profits irrespective of the outcome, whether individually or as part of a group, bet365 reserves the right to reclaim the bonus element of such offers and in their absolute discretion either settle bets at the correct odds, void the free and risk free. bets or void any bet funded by the deposit bonus.
In addition bet365 .reserve the right to levy an administration charge on the customer up to the value of the deposit bonus, free bet, risk free bet or additional payment to cover administrative costs. We further reserve the right to ask any customer to provide sufficient documentation for us to be satisfied in our absolute discretion as to the customer’s identity prior to us crediting any bonus, free bet, risk free bet or offer to their account.
All bet365 offers are intended for recreational players and bet365 may in its sole discretion limit the eligibility of customers to participate in all or part of any promotion.
.
