Zidane: Juanfran's chant was a joke, I like him LaLiga - Real Madrid Isn't concerned about reigniting rivalry

Following Juanfran's chants in relation to Real Madrid in the wake of Atletico Madrid's Europa League final win, Zinedine Zidane has laughed off any criticism of the incident.

The Rojiblancos picked up another Europa League title on Wednesday night with a comfortable 3-0 win over Marseille.

In the celebrations afterwards, Juanfran was caught signing about how the city of Madrid belonged to Atletico and had a few choice words for Los Blancos, not that Zidane was concerned about it.

"Firstly, I want to congratulate Atletico on their achievement because they deserved to win it," he told reporters.

"I won't complain [about chants]. I like Juanfran so I don't have to say anything about it.

"It was a joke and that's all there is to say about it."

Zidane takes his side to Villarreal for the final game of the league season on Saturday but does not believe it is a test or warm-up for the Champions League final, which he is already eagerly anticipating.

"I don't think it is a test for the final at all because they are not the same team," he added.

"They are totally different sides. Villarreal always come out with the ball and try to play but that's not the case with Liverpool.

"Then we will have a week to prepare for the next game and it is a huge one, it means a lot to us.

"If we can win it, it will show how hard we have worked and that the message has been transmitted to the players very well, which is the most important thing.

"It has been a very good start to my career, competing at a great level like this but I always come back to looking at the day-to-day work, which has been important to what we have achieved."

Rotations may be on the agenda at Villarreal given the upcoming game and those who have rarely played, such as Marcos Llorente and Borja Mayoral, were up for debate on Friday as the coach defended his treatement of the youngsters.

"It is a lie, quite the opposite," said Zidane regarding whether they had lost a season due to inactivity.

"One year here is like ten elsewhere. Playing less and training with those who play is not a lost year.

"They have improved a lot, they have had minutes and each player expects to play more. It has been a very positive year, they are very young.

"Next year they have to play 20 to 25 games, we'll see what they have to do."