Atletico 0-0 Real Madrid No criticism of his team after derby draw

Tough nights have arrived in abundance for Zinedine Zidane in 2017/18 but following Real Madrid's latest dropped points, the coach is assured that league leaders Barcelona will give his side a chance before long.

Saturday night saw Los Blancos draw 0-0 in the derby with Atletico Madrid and the Frenchman was content that his team did everything but score at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano.

"I do not see it that way, there are many games still to be played," said Zidane to reporters on the topic of the title race possibly being over.

"There are many points between us, yes, but this will change, because Barcelona will not always win and we have to be there [ready to overtake them].

"Our performance was good and we only missed a goal. I feel sorry for the players because they deserved more. I do not have anything to criticise.

"Patience, this is the right way. Today we missed a goal, maybe that wasn't so against Tottenham or Girona, but today we had a good game and there are players out there who raised their level and it showed."

One of the more worrying images of the evening was a bloodied Sergio Ramos being taken off and Zidane stated that he think his captain has a broken nose.

"I think it's a fracture, he has a cut and his nose looks broken," he added. "At this time I don't know.

"I didn't see everything and I won't comment [on the refereeing]. The referee has done his job and it's done."

Zidane was then asked to give a message to those Real fans who may be struggling to believe in his side's title push, with the Blancos boss insisting that anything is possible in the time remaining.

"While it's true that it will be difficult, and it is clear that we haven't done what we had to do, the other teams will drop points," the coach insisted.

"What the fans are feeling now happens to many people, but it's not my feeling, because in football things change fast. We're going to be there, fighting.

"Why can't we get these ten points back? That's what you have to think about, that's the way to go.

"But anyway, whatever happens, when I arrived here we were ten points behind and we finished just one point off the title. We will continue and think that, in football, anything can happen."

Next up for Los Merengues is a trip to Cyprus in the Champions League, as they face APOEL on Tuesday night.