Shaka Hislop thinks Zinedine Zidane has a lot to deal with ahead of the Clasico and Champions League matches (1:25)
Spanish champions Real Madrid suffered a 1-0 home loss to promoted Cadiz on Saturday, their first La Liga loss in more than seven months
Honduran striker Anthony Lozano gave Cadiz the lead in the 16th minute, rushing between Madrid defenders Sergio Ramos and Raphael Varane to meet a soft header from Alvaro Negredo and bring the ball back over the keeper Thibaut Courtois in the net
Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane made four halftime substitutions in an attempt to turn the situation around and brought in Luka Jovic later, the Serbian striker quickly put the ball in the net but seeing his effort ruled out for a clear offside
Vinicius Junior missed the mark with a free header, while Karim Benzema hit the bar from the edge of the box and Cadiz hung on to claim their first league win against Madrid since 1991
The shock victory took Cadiz to second place in the championship, tied by 10 points with Madrid, who will travel to Barcelona next week in the Clasico
« If you concede an early goal against a team like this you are really struggling, » said Madrid goalkeeper Courtois after his side suffered their first league loss at home in over a year
« The first half was very bad, we conceded a couple of chances, we had a serious discussion at half-time and made some changes but couldn’t find the goal because they were very organized and very well defended
« We weren’t at our best today and if you’re not at your best you can’t expect to win games »
Zidane had hinted at his squad’s rotation for the game, but fielded a solid squad, despite injuries to defenders Dani Carvajal, Alvaro Odriozola and forward Eden Hazard
He took Ramos off at half-time and the defender was seen freezing his knee as he watched from the stands as Madrid, wearing an unknown pink jersey despite playing at home , tried unsuccessfully to break Cadiz, which is back in the top flight for the first time in 14 years
« There is no explanation We have to accept defeat » said Zidane « We cannot be happy, we are not happy, but it can happen in football We do not have well started, it was difficult for us from the beginning
« In the second half we were a little better, but in the first half they could have scored two or three goals When you can’t get into a game things get complicated and that’s what happened spent tonight There are no excuses «
On Ramos’ injury, Zidane added: « Hopefully it’s not a lot, it’s a hit, tomorrow we’ll see exactly what he’s got »
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