Real Madrid will not give Barcelona a guard of honour if the Catalans have clinched the Spanish title before next month's Clasico, Zinedine Zidane said today.
Barcelona lead La Liga by nine points with eight matches left and entertain Real in the penultimate round of the season. In Spain it has become traditional for opponents to form a guard of honour for the champions.
"Were not going to do the guard" Zidane said at a press conference ahead of the Madrid derby against Atletico, who are also Barcelonas closest pursuers.
"Its my decision and thats it," said Zidane. "I dont understand the point of the guard, so we arent going to do it. Anyway, we are a long way from the end of the season."
"These are decisions," Zidane told the media. "You say hes playing less or in less important games, but for me thats not the case."
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