Real Madrid come together for dinner LaLiga Santander The players are united

Zinedine Zidane is desperate for Real Madrid to end the season in the best way possible and he is demanding maximum commitment from everyone at the club.

The squad got together on Wednesday evening for dinner alongside the staff working around the team and they ate at the Asador Donostiarra, with Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema being the only absentees.

Zidane wants to protect his players until the season's end and he doesn't want rumours to act as a distraction from the job at hand. The Frenchman wants to finish as high as possible and to win each of the remaining games.

Wednesday served as the latest demonstration of the positive atmosphere within the group and, despite their struggles this term, things are looking up.

Zidane's first observation upon his return was that the players' mentality had changed and they were lacking that same champions mindset that delivered so much silverware in his previous spell.

But the coach has been quick to add that the atmosphere isn't bad, and that the major concern at the moment is to do with rumours of players leaving.