Zinedine Zidane has denied he could remain at Real Madrid long enough to become the club's version of Sir Alex Ferguson.

Zidane's job became more stable on Wednesday with Real Madrid's 2-0 win over Gladbach in the Champions League that saw them through to the round of 16.

"I'll never be Madrid's Sir Alex Ferguson, that's for sure," Zidane said in his post-match news conference on Wednesday night. "I don't know how long I'll be here, so I don't even think about it. I think about the day-to-day and how lucky I am to be here at this great club."

Zidane has been in charge over four years in two different spells.

"I like it, even in the complicated moments, not just when we win," he said. "But I don't know for how long. I've already been here a long time, in Spain, in Madrid, and I want to stay a bit longer."