MADRID – Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid coach, surprised in his statements after the win over Barcelona by assuring 2-1 that the team is “physically on the limit” and does not know how to “end the season.”
“Being a leader is not going to change anything for us, we have to keep going because there is still a lot left. You should of course enjoy what we did with two good results, but you have to rest well because players are being touched again, I don’t know how we are going to end the season; we are physically at the limit. It’s hard for us to finish our games, but we’re still alive, ”he said in Movistar +.
“Very good feelings. Very good game. We started very well, then it was difficult because the opponent is very good, but we got a well-deserved victory and we had chances to score the third goal, which would have been perfect. A well-deserved victory. victory ”, he analyzed.
A Zidane who defended his own level against the allegations of Ronald Koeman that the referee’s performance was decisive for Real Madrid’s victory, with special emphasis on Ferland Mendy’s claim of a penalty on Martin Braithwaite.
Well, as always, everyone’s feeling. If the referee has not whistled, it is because there is none. Then, the added time, it is he who decides. Nothing. The most important thing to us is what we did on the field and we deserved the win because we had a lot of chances to score. We can’t say it was just the referee, we deserved the win on the field, ”he claimed.
The French coach also praised the quality of his selection: “I am happy for them, because we have had a lot of changes today and we have suffered, but nothing has changed. Everyone is committed and everyone wants to play and that is the good thing about our team. It’s a very supportive team and today they saw each other again on the field, ”he said.
“I work with them. All together. I am responsible, but I am happy for them. We won together, yes, ”he added.