Zidane no longer endures: Easy to talk about judges, respect Real Madrid

Zinedine Zidane analyzed Real Madrid's significant victory against Athletic in “San Mamés” (0-1). These are the impressions of the French coach: “was a very important victory. A fight, with great intensity and rhythm, in a field and a difficult rival. There are three very important points. Half title? Well, you may ask me, but La League will be deployed at the end of the season. We know there's four more fights left. We can't just relax and think about the title as done. We've shown our strength, our strength.

Marcelo Penaltia? I think the judge went to see me on the screen, with the VAR, so he was convinced when he awarded the penalty. I haven't seen it in repetition yet, but they told me it was a penalty. Athletic wants a penalty for Raúl García? What do you want me to say? I can't tell you anything. Each has his own opinion. I never deal with judges. They do their jobs, there's another VAR, we look at the footage and they decide.

If the title is to be decided by such judges' decisions? I don't think it's right to talk like that. You deal with the controversy, I don't. We played the field, we won there. The players are giving everything in the field. It was a very deserved victory. What I can't accept is to hear these referees favor us. Real Madrid should be respected for what you're doing in the field. I'm proud of everything. We are doing well and are focused on what we want to accomplish.

If I'm tired of rival complaints? Yeah, I'm tired because we're always talking about the same thing. Looks like we only win because of judges. We win in the field, so everyone should respect Real Madrid and the players, who are giving everything in the field. The judge went to see the VAR and awarded the penalty because there was a penalty”