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Cantona winds-up Real Madrid fans with UCL penalty jibe

The former Old Trafford idol commented on a lack of penalty kicks awarded against the Santiago Bernabeu outfit as part of his Eurosport video diary.

French actor and former football player Eric Cantona
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Former French international and Old Trafford hero Eric Cantona has irked Real Madrid supporters with his comments about penalty kicks not being awarded against Zidane's side in the Champions League.

Cantona on Eyurosport
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Cantona on Eyurosport

As part of his Commissioner of Football video diary for Eurosport Cantona claimed: "Putting the toothpaste in the tube is one of the things that is the most difficult in life, but there is something even more complicated - getting a penalty against Real Madrid in the Champions League."

Real Madrid face Liverpool in Kiev on May 26th with the LaLiga side aiming to record a historic hat-trick of Champions League wins.