Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has 'surrendered' himself to Barcelona's 'crowd pleaser' Neymar and wants to sign him

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Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has lauded praise on Barcelona's Neymar calling him a 'crowd pleaser'.

It is one of the first times Zidane, as Real manager, has spoken publicly of his admiration for the Brazilian - a player he would like to bring to the Santiago Bernabeu. 

Zidane believes that Neymar is one of the main reasons supporters choose to go to Barcelona matches because he consistently entertains even if some are critical of his showman style.

'Zidane surrenders to Neymar,' reports Diario SPORT ahead of Barcelona's La Liga match with Levante

Neymar has scored 21 goals in 30 games and was among those shortlisted for 2015's FIFA Ballon d'Or

'Is Neymar's style provocative? I cannot say too much about it. It's just the way he plays,' Zidane said in a press conference before Real's trip to Granada on Sunday. 

'Some people like his style, others don't. I can understand that his opponents don't like it when he fools about too much on the pitch, but the way he plays certainly brings a lot of spectacle. The fans love players like Neymar.'

Neymar's existing deal at the Nou Camp expires in June 2018 but there could be a bidding war this summer as Real and Manchester City are both expected to try to sign him.

Elsewhere, Mundo Deportivo, who heavily focus on Barcelona, report that Luis Enrique could match Pep Guardiola's record at the club of remaining unbeaten for 28 games.

The record - set by Guardiola's side of 2010-11 - will be equaled if Barca draw or win against Levante in La Liga on Sunday.

Enrique, who usually prefers the quiet and calculated approach, said ahead of the trip to north Valencia that 'the best is yet to come'. 

Indeed, that's a measured statement when you consider that he has guided the Catalan club to 79 victories in his first 99 games. 

'Day of records,' Mundo Deportivo says Luis Enrique can match Pep Guardiola's record of 28 games unbeaten

AS and Marca both lead on Fernando Torres and the striker's 100th goal for Atletico Madrid.

AS ironically used 'Goal for Torres' as their headline, which points to the fact that he hadn't scored for the club since last September before the 3-1 win over Eibar at the Vicente Calderon on Saturday.

Torres said after scoring his milestone goal that 'it was a honour to be among the great scorers of the club'.

He is two goals away from bettering Sergio Aguero's 101 but 73 behind Luis Aragones, the club's record goalscorer, who scored 173 goals in 372 appearances between 1964 and 1974. 

AS and Marca lead of Fernando Torres scoring his 100th goal for Atletico Madrid against Eibar on Saturday