Zinedine Zidane looked on the bright side after Real Madrid’s 3-3 draw with Las Palmas on Wednesday. “We managed to draw with 10 men…”
A thrilling spectacle at the Santiago Bernabeu saw six goals scored, Gareth Bale sent off, Alvaro Morata net a hat-trick of offside finishes and Madrid need another late comeback to avoid defeat, although they ultimately dropped two points to gift Barcelona top spot in La Liga.
“Referees? I’ll never get into the subject of referees,” the Coach said after the game.
“We don’t have to look for excuses in refereeing decisions, I look at what we can do, and I think we can do better in what we’re doing.
“There are moments of the season that are like this, it’s already been three or four games, but we can’t look for excuses with the referees.
“Bale? He’s apologised, he’s not happy with the red card, but it is what it is.
“It can happen, it’s a fact of the match and we can’t change it. Yet with 10 men, we managed to draw.
“We have to flick the switch. I was happy after games before and lately I haven’t been, but the season is still very long and we’re going to flick it.
“A feeling of losing the title? No, not at all. I said before that it was going to be difficult.
“We’re not leaders at the moment, but the League is always open, it’s won at the end of the season, not now. We have to stay positive.”
