Solari: The players deserve this, while we must thank Zidane too Real Madrid vs Al Ain The new coach remembers the old one

Real Madrid won another Club World Cup on Saturday afternoon and Santiago Solari, who became the first Argentine to win the trophy, gave praise to former coach Zinedine Zidane for making the latest triumph a possibility with last season's Champions League win.

Solari isn't long in the job at Real Madrid, but has already put his name to some silverware with what he will hope to be a building block for future success.

"The players deserve it and we are happy," Solari said after the game.

"They have come here after a lot of work and a lot of winning and we put a finishing touch to that third consecutive Champions League.

"We're also here thanks to [Zinedine] Zidane."

This was the third Club World Cup success in a row for the club.