The targets fell 3-2 in their first Champions League match to a Shakhtar Donetsk who lacked ten players for coronavirus and injuries.
And Zidane took an hour to appear for his post-match press convention, after giving his failures an all-powerful conversation.
But it is not only the boss of Los Blancos who hits his stars, the Spanish media attack the champions of La Liga in a brutal way.
AS described them as “embarrassing” and added: “Madrid falls into Shakhtar reserves after a first half. “
Marca, founded in Madrid, even warned that the team was in decline and feared for her the clash of El Clásico this weekend.
Marca wrote: “Every day is worse: Madrid in loose fall Array. And Saturday is Barcelona. “
Sport added: “Ridiculous champions. A terrible point before the Classic. “
Mundo Deportivo, in Barcelona, called it a “nightmare before the Classic”.
After the match, Zidane admitted that he lacked confidence after falling to a 3-0 disadvantage at half-time.
The French technician had rested Karim Benzema and missed the injured Eden Hazard, but also covered a team.
After the match, Zidane nevertheless told the press, “We lacked confidence to start the match as we know it. “
“In the first part I didn’t see the team I was looking to see and it’s my fault.
“I have to locate the answers that allow us to go back and regain victory.
“We lacked a little bit of everything, but accepting it as true is the most important thing. “
Meanwhile, Modric showed that the technician had spoken to them; the Croatian echoed Zidane’s sentiment.
The 2018 Ballon d’Or winner said: “We lacked confidence.
“We were at the point required for this competition.
“The technician told us we had to get in more effectively.
“We want to get better. We’ll have to be united now.
“The game will come soon and we have to play better. “
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