Former Barcelona defender Laurent Blanc is backing Zinedine Zidane to turn things around at Real Madrid.

Real meet PSG in the Champions League round of 16.

"I'm French and I love Paris a lot but Zidane is my friend," said Blanc.

"I saw him a couple of months ago in London. Then he had a few difficulties but I know Zidane as a person and know that he can come out of this slump.

"I don't know who will win. Zidane is my friend and I know PSG very well as I trained there for three season. Real Madrid has many problems now but it's a great club. Meanwhile, PSG is one of the new big clubs."