VIDEO: 'We tried hard, but we couldn't find an equaliser' - Zidane
Zinedine Zidane spoke in a press conference after his Real Madrid side were beaten 1-2 by Athletic Bilbao in Malaga last Thursday.
Real Madrid faced Athletic Bilbao in a Spanish Super Cup semi-final match in Malaga on Thursday.
The Basques took the lead after 18 minutes when Raul Garcia scored after a bad pass by Lucas Vazquez. On 38 minutes, Lucas Vazquez gave away a penalty and Raul Garcia made no mistake from 12 yards. Real Madrid fought back in the latter stages of the second half and Karim Benzema scored in the 73rd minute after VAR adjudged him to be just onside. Then, in the 95th minute. Madrid appealed for a penalty for a possible handball by Unai Nunez, but after a long VAR check, no spot kick was awarded.
Have a listen to Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane's comments in the video above!