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Zidane has made 'incredible' turnaround at Real Madrid, says Petit

The pair worked together to bring home two titles for France, and the ex-Arsenal star has been pleasantly surprised by the Madrid manager's success

Emmanuel Petit has affirmed he is delighted to see the impact former France team-mate Zinedine Zidane has made since taking over at Real Madrid, while acknowledging he would be rooting for Juventus in the Champions League final.

Petit and Zidane teamed up to devastating effect to lead Les Bleus to World Cup and European Championship glory in 1998 and 2000, respectively.

And the ex-Arsenal star confessed he was shocked to see Zizou achieve so much success so soon after taking over from Rafa Benitez, as the coach aims for his second successive Champions League title on Saturday.