MADRID: Under-pressure Zinedine Zidane said Real Madrid’s 1-0 win at Sevilla on Saturday, their first in La Liga since October, was significant after a testing run of games.
Sevilla goalkeeper Bono guided Vinicius Junior’s effort into his own net in the second half, allowing Zidane’s side to take the three points and move up to third in the table.
Following two defeats in the past three games, including a 2-0 defeat to Shakhtar Donetsk in midweek that leaves Real’s Champions League qualification hopes in the balance, Spanish press reports have linked former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino and ex-Madrid forward Raul to Zidane’s job.
Zidane said his side could be satisfied with their narrow win after a…
