Zidane ruled out following in the footsteps of Alex Ferguson, who spent 26 years in charge of Manchester United.
Defending champions Bayern Munich must face Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid after they were drawn together in Champions League Group A alongside Salzburg and Lokomotiv Moscow.
Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea added another heart-stopping save to his collection as his team held a highly-impressive Sevilla side to a 0-0 draw away from home in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday.
The goal machines of Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Shakhtar Donetsk cranked into top gear on Tuesday as the Champions League captivated its continental audience with a record 40 goals in one eight-game night.
Manchester United breezed into the next round with a 6-1 aggregate win over Club Brugge
Moroccan Yassine Bono denied Marcus Rashford, Bruno Fernandes, Mason Greenwood and Anthony Martial in either half of the match to keep the match alive
Images from the Champions League football matches played on Wednesday night.
Neymar Jr and Kylian Mbappe starred in PSG's win as they topped group A after thrashing Galatasaray 5-0. Juventus, who have already qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League, pumped in two goals to oust Leverkusen from the tournament, while Gabriel Jesus netted a hat-trick in Manchester City's 4-1 thumping of Dinamo Zagreb. Here are Images from the Champions League matches played on Wednesday
A summary of Wednesday night's matches inthe UEFA Champions League.
Manchester United were forced to dig deep to reach the Europa League semi-finals as Portuguese midfielder Bruno Fernandes converted a 95th-minute penalty to secure a 1-0 win over a stubborn FC Copenhagen side after extra time on Monday.
Bayern Munich carved out a 1-0 win at CSKA Moscow on Tuesday thanks to Thomas Mueller's first-half penalty in the strangely muted atmosphere of a cold, damp and deserted Khimki Arena.
Five images from last week's action in Europe for you to savour.
Diaz double puts City in quarters, De Bruyne injured
Barcelona and Shakhtar Donetsk became the first teams to reach the Champions League quarter-finals with contrasting wins over Arsenal and AS Roma, who both finished with 10 men, on Tuesday.
Photos from the UEFA Champions League matches played across Europe on Wednesday
AC Milan grabbed a 1-1 draw at Manchester United in the blockbuster Europa League last-16 first-leg at Old Trafford on Thursday.
Wednesday night saw a few surprise results while a debutant club makes a mark
A video of the incident showed that Taison stuck his finger up at a section occupied by Dynamo fans and then hoofed the ball into the stands.
images from the UEFA Champions League matches played across Europe on Wednesday
News of all that transpired on and off the football field.
Holders FC Barcelona have been placed in Group E, along with Bayer Leverkusen, AS Roma, Dinamo Zagreb.
Five-time winners Sevilla made light work of AS Roma when first half goals from Sergio Reguilon and Youssef En-Nesyri gave them a 2-0 win over AS Roma and sent them into the Europa League quarter-finals on Thursday.
Barcelona added the UEFA Super Cup to four other trophies they have won this year when a goal late in extra-time from substitute Pedro Rodriguez secured a 1-0 win over Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk in Monaco on Friday. Pedro, who came on for Zlatan Ibrahimovic after 81 minutes on a hot and humid night at the Stade Louis II, fired past Shakhtar goalkeeper Andriy Pyatov from just inside the box in the 115th minute and with the game seemingly set for a penalty shootout.
Dynamo Kiev clinched their 13th Ukrainian league title since 1993 with three matches to spare after coming from behind twice to beat Tavria Simferopol 3-2 on Sunday.
Blames mid-week Champions League win against Juve for 'mental pressure'
Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos once again proved to be the man for the big occasion as he converted a fiercely debated penalty to help his side to a 3-1 win over rivals Barcelona at an empty Camp Nou in La Liga on Saturday.
Liverpool received a relatively kind draw for the group stage of this year's Champions League
Juergen Klopp's Europa League nightmare came true on Friday when his Liverpool side was drawn to meet former club Borussia Dortmund in next month's quarter-finals.
Aguero will not start against Man United: Guardiola.
Holders Milan finished top of UEFA Champions League Group D while Celtic came second on nine points.
The Italians scored with a flattering 4-1 victory over Shakhtar Donetsk in Champions League Group D on Wednesday.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in his 150th European appearance to give Real Madrid a 3-1 victory at Borussia Dortmund, their first against them in Germany, and make it two wins out of two matches in their Champions League Group H.
Earlier in the day, Russia was banned from defending its Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup titles but its players will still be allowed to compete at the Grand Slams and in regular tour events.
Images from Thursday's action in the Europa League Europa League - Round of 16 Second Leg - matches.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Images from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Tuesday.
A summary of Tuesday's group matches in the UEFA Champions League.
Inter, Liverpool sweating on last-16 spots
Inter Milan face Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspur and PSV Eindhoven in Group B which features three former European champions.
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