Zidane: When you're the best, there's a normal jealousy (Video)

The Frenchman also spoke of the semifinals against Bayern Munich and the La League match against Málaga on Sunday.

How is this match prepared after a dramatic challenge like Wednesday's?
We have to put ourselves on the ground. It was known to be more difficult on Juvenus, since the Champions League fights are always like this. The effort was great, but we've recovered physically these three days and I think we're ready to play another championship game, even doing good.

How do you see them say penalty was a robbery?
Anyone can say if it was penalty or not, I don't discuss it. But when people talk about stealing, I'm not on the line with this. We are very concerned about what people do, but we cannot change it. I'll protect my players, play a big fight. We deserve to cross to the semifinals, no doubt. Besides, what people think, I don't answer. I'm a little angry with those who talk about stealing when we work to get to this point every day. There are people who think we stole, but I can't accept it. It doesn't look normal because it was a penalty. I don't know what we're talking about. You did a great fight, evened the score to total, but we did score and we're in the semifinals. That was a lot, but it is.

How will James Rodriguez be expected when he returns to “Bernabeu”?
Like the whole Baiern Munich. He's a good player, he's doing good in Germany. Don't forget you play a great team.

Do you want the judges to decide in the semifinals?
I don't think about these things. What I think is to train well, enthusiastically. No one can take away our philosophy of doing things as best as possible. No one, not even judges. Everyone does their job, and the judges try their best. We think positively, we don't think they want to harm us, mis arbitrating. Referee will try to do his job, as always.

But is this because of antimedriteism?
I don't know, I'm not involved in these things. There's no anti-madridism, but no one will change it. What you need to try is to keep going with what we do well. The history of this club nobody's gonna change, nobody. It's the best club in the world. When you're better, normal, you'll create a little jealousy.

Do you see the confronting of Bayern Munich with some advantages because of precedents?
No, not at all. As always, the more at this level, we will play against a very good team and have no advantage of anything. It's all 50-50, and we're gonna prepare the fight very carefully. We'll try to get to the finals.

What do you think of Buffon, Chillini, Benathia, Pep... They talk about helping referees to Real Madrid?
Each one can say what he thinks. I will not contest what everyone says. They're free to express themselves, but what I say is you can't talk about stealing. The rest, I understand. Everyone protects themselves.

Buffon was very clear, even after the shower, when he could have gone too hot...
What he said was his thing. We can't change it, we just have to admit it. As I highlighted earlier, we deserved to qualify, I think. That's what I'm interested in.

When the fight was 0-3, could you believe what happened?
Of course, I thought about it. That's football beauty. Sometimes he caress you at times. We played a good game. But when you don't score, you get a little nervous. The game was the way it was, I like emotions.

Do you expect a Baker revenge and better than last year?
Yeah, the bavarese team is better this year. They will make life very difficult, perhaps more difficult than ever in these years. Probably. Bravares are stiff, they don't get goals, they show it at every game. They play fluently and are in very good dynamics, seen in their results as well. But I don't like the word <x0... bribing”. I don't think about the past, just the present and the future. Especially for the present.

What do you feel after the criticism?
It's a shame talking about stealing. I'm very disappointed by what it says. Not for the penalty, because it's a matter of interpretation. For me it was and the referee has converted it, but stealing can't be. Such charges must be halted.