北京时间1月5号凌晨，皇马官方宣布贝尼特斯下课，齐达内将担任皇马的新主帅，他跟皇马签约至2018年。齐达内也是皇马史上第一位法国籍教练。

　　当天晚上皇马召开一次简短的新闻发布会，宣布齐达内上任。皇马主席弗洛伦蒂诺说：“我们已经结束了贝尼特斯的合同，我们任命齐达内为皇马的新教练。我们感谢贝尼特斯最近几个月的工作。齐达内是史上最具传奇的球星之一，2014年以助教的身份帮助皇马赢得第十冠。齐达内已经为这个位置准备好了。从现在起，齐达内，你就是皇马的主教练。”

　　Rafael Benitez has been sacked as manager of Real Madrid after just seven months in charge, withclub legend Zinedine Zidane replacing him.

　　Spaniard Benitez, 55, was relieved of his duties following a meeting of the club's board onMonday.

　　B team coach Zidane, 43, has been made first-team boss, but the length of his contract has notbeen made public.

　　The World Cup winner said: "I am going to put my heart and soul into this job so that everythingworks out well."

　　Benitez's final game was Sunday's 2-2 draw with Valencia, which left them third in La Liga, fourpoints behind leaders Atletico Madrid.

　　Zidane, whose first game in charge will be on Saturday against Deportivo La Coruna at theBernabeu, is the 11th coach to be appointed in Florentino Perez's 12 years as club president.

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