The Spanish giants are still not giving up on a new breakaway competition (Picture: Getty Images)Real Madrid duo Zinedine Zidane and Raphael Varane have played down fears the club could be victim to biased refereeing against Chelsea due to their European Super League links. Following a massive backlash, Chelsea withdrew their membership though Real – one of the driving forces behind the Super League – have not followed suit with president Florentino Perez still hoping to form a new competition. ‘I don’t believe that,’ responded Zidane when asked at his pre-match press conference if Uefa’s issues with Real might influence the game. AdvertisementAdvertisement‘The referee will do his job, as always, and we just think about playing football, nothing else. ‘We are in a period when football has a lot of questions, things that can improve,’ said the French defender.

Source: Metro April 26, 2021 10:38 UTC