Zinedine Zidane appeared in the press room at the Alfredo Di Stéfano following the final LaLiga game of the season which saw Real Madrid beat Villarreal.
Few words about the game
Zidane said – First things first, I want to thank the fans because they’ve been behind the team from afar. They haven’t been able to come to the stadium this year but everyone can be proud of this team because the players have given it everything they have until the final minute. We won again today. It hasn’t been easy because we had problems early on but in the end we’ve come good. I’m very proud of my players. It’s a day to congratulate the squad.
Zinedine congratulated Atlético Madrid, they deserve it too, because ultimately, the team that finishes first deserves to win it. They’ve had a great season and that’s all there is to it. I’m not the most important thing here, it’s all about what the players have done all season. That’s why we should focus on what we’ve done during the season and then, in time, taking it calmly, we’ll see what happens. I’ll speak to the club in a relaxed fashion, but later on, not right now. Today is a day to congratulate my players.
Very good season
“You know what kind of year we’ve had. You’ve been saying it all year. In the end, we didn’t win and that’s the way it is. At Real Madrid we know where we are and what we have to achieve, but you have to be calm and patient. This is what I tell my players and also the fans, because the fans and the players are the most important thing. They have to be proud of what they have done. We’ve had a lot of difficulties this year, but we’ve given it everything on the pitch and that’s the most important thing”.