Zidane: “Isco couldn't play”

Did you intend to remove Vinicius ?: “Yes, but Marvin has been hurt and we changed plans. Yes”.

Is the system change a specific decision or will it be encouraged more times ?: “Today we did this because I think we have to adapt to the situation and the casualties. We interpreted the game very well and I am happy for the players, because it is not easy and they did very well at the end, especially defensively ”.

Do you think that after the draw, Atlético shows signs of weakness and they can get closer ?: “It will not change anything, we will do our thing. There are 51 points left and we will continue. Our duty is to fight, to continue with our work, without paying attention to others. It's a good win. They are two consecutive victories, we needed it. Also with many casualties. We needed it now ”.

What message is there to the madridistas who still don't believe that this league can be won ?: “I don't think there are Madridistas who think we're going to lose the League, on the contrary, they think we can always change things. And that is what we are going to try to do. With difficulties, it is clear, but we continue to do our thing. You have to keep fighting, little by little ”.

A solid Madrid has been seen behind. What has changed so that Madrid have not been given chances, the attitude or the system ?: “The attitude we have had today has been exemplary. We interpret the game very well without working on it, this says a lot about this squad, about the players ”.

Has Isco's absence in the eleven been a purely technical decision or was he not to start playing ?: “Isco couldn't play. He has only trained once with the team. Then he entered the game a little more. Little by little. It was just that, because he only did one training session with us ”.

Zidane also spoke in the Movistar + 'flash interview' after the game.

Happy for the victory and before so many casualties. “Yes, it is important because there are many absences. We played a good game, focused, committed. A different drawing and it turned out well in the end. We left a clean sheet ”.

Three centrals. “We cannot prepare it because we cannot train much. We talk about it off the field and the players have interpreted well what to do. The players were not used to it and I congratulate them ”.

Marcelo. “I have seen him well, he has played his game. He's training well and he's in it. He wants to contribute ”.

Isco. “He has only done one training session, so I gave him 15 minutes. Little by little. Nothing else”.

Atleti leaves points. “We do our thing. There are fifty points at stake and we have to continue. Our duty is to continue to the end ”.

The news affects. “Everything that can be said outside affects, but that is not going to change. We have to try, fight and the competition is long ”.