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2021.01.22 20:05 GMT+8

Zinedine Zidane tests positive for COVID-19

Updated 2021.01.22 20:50 GMT+8
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Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid's head coach, has tested positive for COVID-19, the club announced on Thursday. 

Zinedine Zidane, head coach of Real Madrid reacts during the Copa del Rey third round match between CD Alcoyano and Real Madrid at El Collao in Alcoy, Spain, January 20, 2021. /CFP

On Wednesday, Real Madrid just suffered an extraordinary defeat in the Copa del Rey as La Liga's reigning champions lost 2-1 to Alcoyano, who play in Spain's third tier and had a man sent off in extra-time.

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