Zidane: The criticism has made Real Madrid stronger

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said that the team took advantage of the criticism leveled against it in recent weeks to achieve an important 2-0 victory over its neighbors and rivals Atletico Madrid in a summit match in the Spanish Premier League on Saturday.

Less than two weeks ago, Real had suffered two consecutive losses against Alaves and Shakhtar Donetsk and had a date with tough matches against Sevilla, Borussia Moenchengladbach and Atletico, and it seemed that Zidane's future was at stake.

But Real won all three matches and came close to returning to the level they showed towards the end of last season and led them to claim the league title.

Real are now third in the league, three points behind leaders Atlético, who has a game in hand.

"We were pained by some of the things that were said but this made us stronger. Criticism is part of football and we have to learn how to deal with it. But the most important thing is that we believe in what we do. Real Madrid have proven they know how to play and perform. "

The French coach was extremely happy and praised many of his players, especially midfield duo Toni Kroos and Luka Modric, and said that they are performing the same level as the club when it won the Champions League three times in a row.

But Zidane stressed that Real still needed a lot of work in order to play steadily in the level.

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