Upon taking the helm at the Santiago Bernabeu, coach Zinedine Zidane did what his predecessor was, for whatever reason, always reluctant to do: play Casemiro as a starter. The Brazilian completely vindicated the Frenchman's faith in him by providing the steel upon which Madrid's Champions League triumph was founded, with his fantastically destructive performance in the final a terrific case in point.

CASEMIRO | Real Madrid & Brazil
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