Defeating Supercopa at Madrid is not a failure – Zidane

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Two goals from Raul Garcia marked Merengue ‘s first loss in any competition since 1 December on Thursday

Zinedine Zidane said it was no failure for Real Madrid to miss out on the Supercopa de Espana final with Barcelona after a 2-1 win over Athletic Bilbao.

Raul Garcia’s double in the first half was enough to put the keepers out and finish off their gameless run at La Rosaleda on Thursday.

The 13th goal of the season at Karim Benzema gave Los Blancos hope after Marco Asensio hit the woodwork twice, but the Basque side held on to secure just their second win over the La Liga champions in 23 matches and the first win under new coach Marcelino.

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So Madrid suffered the same as Barcelona in 2020, when a elimination at the semi-final stage to Atletico caused coach Ernesto Valverde to lose his job.

Madrid boss Zidane felt his side fell short of the highs he had hoped for in the first half, but he will not stay on the block.

He said: “Our first half was tough, we didn’t get into the game well, they got two goals. They had two chances and two goals. When you have two goals down it’s always sorry.

“Then we had a better second half, we created chances, we had several, we got a goal, but we couldn’t score a second.”

He said: “It’s not a failure. Failing is not trying, not taking everything on the field. Life is like that, you can’t always win. It’s what we are always trying to do to win, but you can’t always. “

Madrid have not lost since December 1 and Zidane expects his side, who have a weekend off before facing Alcoyano in the Copa del Rey next Wednesday, to respond after he was sent off. missing out on another prize.

The former France international said: “We had a good run and now he’s two draws and one loss [in their past four games]. We need to keep working to change the dynamics quickly.

“The outside will be the same as always, we can make it work and move this forward as a team.”

Madrid return to action on Wednesday in the Copa del Rey, when Zidane’s charge hits Alcoyano in the third tier.

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