The French coach has overseen an impressive transformation in his five months in charge and La Undecima can be the start of an exciting new project with Cristiano as the main man.
Winning the Champions League is a unique way of kicking off a new sporting project. But this is Real Madrid and Los Blancos are different to everyone else. And after bringing home La Undecima, Zinedine Zidane must now think about building something special at the Santiago Bernabeu - with Cristiano Ronaldo at the heart of it.
Zidane always plays down his influence, yet it is clear he has had a significant effect.