Varane: Zidane is making me a better player and I thank him
The French central defender hugged Zidane after his goal and said that he is growing under the manager along with expressing his thank to his fellow countryman. France-England live
Raphael Varane scored Real Madrid's second against Sevilla in the first half of the first round Copa del Rey clash at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday night. As he wheeled away to celebrate, he found himself in the arms of manager, Zinedine Zidane.
Varane thankful for Zidane
Varane says, "We were celebrating the goal and the emotion of it all. I express my thanks to him because he makes me a better player and I am learning a lot from him. I continue to improve under him and he gives me his experience, helps me to grow and I feel good playing under him."
Varane is particularly enjoying his time with Real Madrid under Zidane and given their recent, excellent form, it is quite easy to be happy with the Frenchman. "It has been fantastic, I'm not sure he can do a whole lot more than what he is doing. We are behind him and we will keep working to make it a fantastic year.