Zidane wants Messi to stay at Barca
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane hopes that Saturday's Clasico meeting between his side and Barcelona will not be the last time Lionel Messi plays in the fixture.
The Barca captain's contract expires this summer and he has heejn linked with a move away ever since his attempts to leave the club last summer were unsuccessful.
"I hope it's not (Messi's last Clasico), I want him to stay at Barcelona, it's good for the Spanish league," Zidane told a news conference. "We know what a player he is, but they're a very good team and we'll have to try and stop them playing to their strengths and be as good as we can be on the ball and play as best as we can."
Real's club captain Sergio Ramos is another player whose contract expires at the end of the season, and Zidane reiterated his hope that the 35-year-old has not faced Barca for the final time, either.
"Hopefully he's not played his last Clasico. He won't be fit tomorrow, which is a shame, but I hope he stays here," the French coach said.
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