Zinedine Zidane was in attendance as his son starred in Real Madrid's UEFA Youth League victory over Paris Saint-Germain.
Enzo Fernandez, 18, was substituted after an hour in the hard-fought 1-0 victory over PSG that booked Real's place in the semi-final.
The Spaniards were reduced to 10 men after 55 minutes when Hector Martinez was dismissed for a reckless foul, but central defender Jaime Sanchez struck the solitary goal with 18 minutes left.
Spectator: France legend Real Madrid was in Paris to see his son Enzo Fernandez star in the UEFA Youth League
Into the semi: Fernandez helped his team book their place in the semi-final of the competition
Jubilant: Real Madrid - who had to play with 10-men for 35 minutes - celebrate after their win
Into the semi: Fernandez helped his team book their place in the semi-final of the competition
Jubilant: Real Madrid - who had to play with 10-men for 35 minutes - celebrate after their win
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There is still a big English presence left in the competition with Manchester City facinf Benfica, Chelsea facing Schalke and Arsenal facing Barcelona in the quarter-finals.
Fernandez began his youth career at Juventus but moved to Real Madrid when Zinedine made his £50million switch in 2004.
The teenager, who wears the No 10 shirt, has not represented Real at senior level yet, but was invited to train with the first team by then-manager Jose Mourinho in 2011.
Former team-mates: Zidane and former France team-mate Laurent Blanc greet
Tangled up: Enzo clashes with PSG's Roli Pereira De Sa
Making a change: Enzo was taken off after an hour
At the end of February Fernandez trained with the French U19 squad.
Despite his call up, however, he is eligible to play for either France or Spain, as well as Algeria, from where his paternal grandparents hail.
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