Real's Zidane hopes Saturday not the end of Messi's Clasico career

MADRID: Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said he hopes that Saturday's Clasico meeting between his side and Barcelona will not be the last time Lionel Messi plays in the fixture.

The Barca captain's contract expires this summer and his future is up in the air having been linked with a move away ever since his attempts to leave the club last year were unsuccessful. New president Joan Laporta has vowed to keep the Argentinean at the club, but so far no new deal has been agreed.