Real Madrid 0-3 Barcelona The coach analysed the 3-0 defeat

Real Madrid may have fallen to a 3-0 defeat at home to their bitter rivals Barcelona, but Zinedine Zidane has insisted that major changes are not needed.

The coach admitted that it is a sore loss to take, but preferred to look at the positive first-half performance.

"We made a mistake and defended poorly and at this level that's significant," he told BeIN Sports after the match.

"We are not going to go crazy.

"It is a very difficult loss to take, but there's no need to change anything.

"We started very well and the first half was even, so this defeat hurts.

"It's tough for us, but this is what happens in football."

Zidane then went on to talk of how Los Blancos are refusing to throw in the towel, despite now trailing Barcelona by 14 points.

"We will never give up," he stressed.

"Now we must go on holiday and not think about this, we must enjoy family time and then come back.

"This is not over."

Asked about his lineup, he defended the decision to start Mateo Kovacic.

"I must pick and that's that," he said.

"Kovacic had to watch Lionel Messi and he did so well."

Of course, Dani Carvajal's red card was discussed as well, with Zidane saying that such dismissals can happen, while pointing out that the game became even more difficult from that moment onwards.