Zidane: “red card against Ronaldo was too much; Asensio doesn't surprise me”

I want to thank my players. I'm very proud of them because they fought to the end in number inferiority and gave everything. We were good at marking first. We knew that it would be difficult at the Cump Nou, but we earned the victory. I'm happy for the outcome of this evening, but we have to forget, because we have a return match and the trophy is not yet our”, it was the first words of the French technonic to stop at the controversy of this match, the case of Christiano Ronaldo penalty, and the punishment of Portuguese for simulation.

But Christiano is seriously in trouble. Portuguese risks four matches for pushing the referee.

RONALDO

The one that bothers me about the referee is a red card in the penalty case. It might not be an 11-footer, but the red card was over”. The coach also estimates the shape of Assencio and Kovacic: “Asensio does not surprise me. What you're doing is phenomenal. We're very pleased with him. It is not easy to enter the field 15-20 minutes, to score and be decisive.

Kovacic held a big match. Unfortunately, he was injured in his hips and that's why I replaced him. Isco? Ever since I came to Madrid, I thought it would reach this level. He just needed a little play. He not only makes the difference but also scores. To replace this fight was very difficult. I'm happy for him. The day's getting better.

RAMOS

While Real's captain Serjo Ramos calls Ronaldo's red card unfair and says the club can appeal it. In a fight like this, we're tense. It wasn't a penalty for me. I don't think the referee is looking at anything. He must have seen it clearly. But Christiano didn't assume a penalty. We can appeal the card, because in the return match we'll be without a very important player”.