Zinedine Zidane appeared to speak to the press following a derby victory over Atlético de Madrid: “I wasn't happy with what I was seeing on the pitch, but that's not the players' responsibility, it's mine. I didn't like how it was going and ultimately I brought off Isco and Kroos, but it could have been any two. We had to change something. We did it at half-time, and we started to open the pitch up more, press high, we were better all round. I take responsibility for the first half”.



“We're all here to do the same thing. The changes altered the game but I don't like to take off two players at the break. But I had to do something, we did it and that's that. In the second half, we changed our attitude, upped the intensity in everything we did, it's down to everyone. I'm thrilled for the players. Atlético played very well in the first half, and we did so in the second. It's well deserved, the win and three points”.



Message at the break

“I'm not going to tell you what goes on in the dressing room. We had to do things differently and we did so much better in the second period, changing things around a bit. It was positive all round”.



Vinicius Jr. and Mendy on the left

“They both did a fantastic job, the goal says it all. Same goes for Lucas on the right, alongside Carvajal, they have a great connection too. I'm pleased with the whole team”.



Tough derby

“We know the derby is always special and very tough. We struggled, but that's to be expected against a side that defends very well in every respect. They're very comfortable defensively, but they're more than that, they played some great stuff in the first half, but ultimately we've taken another three points. We're happy with the three points, but they're worth no more than in any other game”.