Zidane: Monchi can say what he wants but there was a handball in Sevilla's goal which wasn't given Real Madrid Clash over refereeing decisions

Zinedine Zidane has hit back at Monchi after the Sevilla sporting director expressed his anger over the refereeing decisions in their defeat to Real Madrid.

Sevilla had a goal ruled out in the first half of the match when Eder Militao was blocked off by Nemanja Gudelj before Luuk de Jong headed home.

"I refuse to analyse the match tactically or technically because this moment is very key and it's absurd to analyse the game from this point on," Monchi said about the incident.

"What I can say is that I've seen the incident and it's a block, there's a foul, the referee looked at VAR and gave a foul," Zidane said.

"In the second half, there's a handball [for De Jong's goal] and he didn't give it.

"I can't explain anything and I never enter into evaluating it. It's the referees who decide. Sometimes it goes against you and sometimes it goes in your favour.

It's a tough job. It's they who decide.

"For me, there's a block, it's a foul and it's normal. You can't complain.

"I don't think the referee was so decisive [in the result]. He did what he had to do.

Zidane also mentioned that he felt Munir El Haddadi had handled in the build-up to Sevilla's goal which stood.

"There's a handball in [Sevilla's] goal, but he didn't give it, that I can say. I'm not getting into this.

"It was a tough match for us. We played against a good team, but the result is fair for what happened on the pitch.

"What [Monchi] says is up to him, I'm not someone to say nothing. In the end, it's the referee who decides.

"It's a bit strong what he said, but I'm not going to stop the sporting director of Sevilla from talking."

If the referee didn't make the difference for Zidane, Casemiro certainly did with his two goals.

"I'm happy for him, anyone can score in our attacks," he said about the Brazilian.

"I'm especially happy about the first goal because he arrives from the second line. I'm happy for him and for our second half.

"We know that Case can get forward, into a shooting position. The first goal surprised me more.

"Any player can make the difference and today it was Casemiro."

Neither Gareth Bale nor James Rodriguez were involved and Zidane gave an update over the two players.

"They were a bit injured and they didn't train, especially Gareth, the other day. Nothing more," he said.