Juventus star Paulo Dybala said he would have
liked to play with Zinedine Zidane ahead of next
month's Champions League final against Real
Madrid in Cardiff.
With one Champions League title already under his
belt, Zidane is fast making a name for himself as a
coach but it was as a player at Juventus that the
French great became one of the greatest in the
world.
The silky midfielder helped Juventus to two Serie A
trophies among others as he won the Ballon d'Or in
1998 before joining Madrid three years later in what
was a world-record transfer at the time.
Dybala and Juventus have the chance to dethrone
Zidane's defending champions Madrid at
Millennium Stadium on June 3, but the Argentina
international heaped praise on the Turin favourite.
"I would love to play with him [Zidane], we all
know his qualities," Dybala told Sky Sport Italia.
"I admired his technique as he was playing in the
field, how he dribbled opponents, doing things with
great simplicity and making it all very easy.
"Everyone has seen what a player he was, now he
is proving to be good also as a coach."
Before the Cardiff showpiece, five-time reigning
Italian champions Juventus – who saw off Monaco
in the European semi-finals – have the Serie A to
focus on.
Juventus are seven points clear of second-placed
Roma ahead of Sunday's trip to the Italian capital.
"We are very focused on this game, we know it will
not be easy," Dybala said.
"It is true that there is enough balance, but we
always play to win. It's always difficult because
they have great players, not just [Francesco] Totti
who I hope to be healthy so I'm near him."
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