at Real Madrid as "beautiful" and wished his former France
team-mate success at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Zidane was confirmed as Rafael Benitez's successor on
Monday, with the Madrid legend due to take charge of his
first game against Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday.
Blanc and Zidane formed part of France's World Cup-
winning team in 1998 and the Paris Saint-Germain boss is
thrilled to see the legendary playmaker promoted from
Madrid's Castilla side into the top job.
"This was a great player," Blanc said. "He is pre-
determined to not do things like others and what I like is that
it he has been given the means to become a coach.
"His first club is Real Madrid, it's beautiful. As I said, it's
extraordinary and I wish him success."
Blanc's PSG return to Ligue 1 action on Friday against
Bastia following the winter break and enjoy a mammoth 19-
point lead over Monaco at the top of the table.
PSG also remain in contention for the Champions League,
Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue and Blanc hopes
their cushion at the top of the table can help them fight on
all fronts.
"I will not tell you that [the gap is] a bad thing," he added.
"We deserved it. We did our Championnat and we did not
look at the others.
"It's not a lack of respect. It was a very good course.
We want to show our opponents that we want to keep
winning.
"This will allow me not to take any risks if a player is not in
great shape. It is a luxury that a coach can have. If
we miss, say, five major players from the squad, it becomes
very complicated."
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