Zinedine Zidane in sticky situation after Real Madrid manager hides chewing gum under Barcelona press room table

Barcelona came unstuck at the weekend when Real Madrid secured a 2-1 El Clasico victory ‒ but it was the visitors' manager Zinedine Zidane who stole the post-match spotlight in bizarre fashion.

A late winner from Real superstar Cristiano Ronaldo after Karim Benzema had cancelled out Gerard Pique's opener saw the visitors battle to a memorable comeback victory at the Nou Camp. 

But before the French coach could join in on the celebrations, Zidane attended the routine post-match press conference to discuss his team's victory.

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane forgot to remove his chewing gum prior to talking to the Spanish media

The Frenchman was caught on camera removing the gum from his mouth after Real's 2-1 win at Barcelona

The Real legend then placed the chewing gum under the Barcelona press room table before taking his seat

At one point during Saturday evening's press conference, the 43-year-old was pictured licking his finger 

However, the Frenchman ‒ who enjoyed a trophy-laden career as a player ‒ forgot to remove his chewing gum prior to taking his seat. 

Rather than finding a tissue or looking for a bin, the 43-year-old opted to stick it under his rival's press table before taking questions on Saturday night.

But the courteous boss, who had various clashes with Barcelona during his playing days, ensured the sticky situation didn't come back to haunt him.

Zidane gave Barca no reason to be angry by retrieving his chewing gum before he made his way out the press room to return to his match-winning players.

Zidane appears to lick the finger he used to place the chewing gum under press room table at the Nou Camp

After taking part in the press conference following the El Clasico win, Zidane makes his way towards the exit

The former France star, who enjoyed a trophy-laden career as a player, bends down to search for his gum

But Zidane gave Barca no reason to be angry by retrieving his chewing gum before he made his way out

The Real manager retrieves his gum, holding it in his left hand this time, and makes his way out the press room

The moment Zidane was caught on camera hiding his chewing gum came after his Real team won against the odds at the La Liga leaders.

Benzema's acrobatic strike cancelled out Pique's headed opener, but with Sergio Ramos sent off with seven minutes remaining, Ronaldo's late winner left the Nou Camp stunned.

Despite their first defeat in 40 matches, Barcelona remain strong favourites to retain their title. They sit seven points ahead of Real and six above Atletico Madrid, who thrashed Real Betis 5-1. 

But Real gave their title hopes a boost with victory and travel to Bundesliga outfit Wolfsburg in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday.

Gerard Pique is saluted by team-mate Neymar as his 56th-minute effort put the Catalan giants into the lead

Karim Benzema gets the visitors back into the contest with an acrobatic effort in the Barca box 

Despite pressure from Javier Mascherano (left) and Pique, Cristiano Ronaldo nets the winner for Madrid