The French coach will have been pleased to see the adrenaline flowing on Friday ahead of a crunch clash at Vicente Calderon, but emotions ran a little too high at times.
Zidane: Ronaldo’s positivity vital
And of all the people to overstep the mark, it was Cristiano Ronaldo who pushed the boundaries of acceptable training etiquette.
The Portuguese forward is a born winner and holds nothing back on the practice field or competitive stage.
He was, however, guilty of taking things too seriously in Real’s final warmup session as he clattered into teammate Lucas Vazquez and left the 25-year-old winger rolling on the turf.
The last thing Real needs right now is another injury problem, with a number of senior stars already ruled out of derby duty.
Pepe, Toni Kroos and Alvaro Morata will be missing against Atletico, meaning that Zidane will need to shuffle his pack for a short trip across the Spanish capital.
Karim Benzema did form part of the training group on Friday, though, and could offer his boss a timely selection boost.
Vazquez will also be hoping to form part of the matchday squad, having bounced back up from his clash with Ronaldo and completed the session unscathed.
