Real Madrid made an incredible nine wins out of nine by defeating Granada 2-1 on Monday night. It is a result that Zinedine Zidane is delighted with, even if he doesn’t get ahead of himself. When the whistle blew full-time, television coverage showed Zidane screaming with joy, but insisted at his press conference that he was not yet celebrating the title.
The coach explained: “I screamed because I was happy and because you sometimes suffer during soccer games. It is normal to scream with joy when you win an important match like this. The players played very well and I am happy for them. We had a very good first half, with great ball possession, before a second half, which was worse due to the way the opposition played so well. I have to be proud of this team, but there are two games left and we haven’t won anything yet. Thats the reality. We are very happy, but there are six points at stake. “
The fact that Eden Hazard did not come off the bench was another topic of conversation at the press conference, and reporters wondered how serious her ongoing injury problems are. On that, Zidane said: “A player has to be in very very very good shape to play and he is not completely well. The situation is a little complicated, but I hope he can be 100 percent fit on Thursday and help the team. That’s what you want. “
