Zidane proud as Real finally fall at 41st hurdle

TIL Desk Sports/ Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane urged his side to put their disappointment of a first defeat in 40 games behind them as Sevilla produced a remarkable late turnaround to breathe new life into the Spanish title race with a 2-1 win.

Zidane’s men looked set to extend their commanding lead at the top of the table when Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring at the Sanchez Pizjuan from the penalty spot midway through the second-half.

However, Real captain Sergio Ramos delighted the home fans by heading into his own net on his return to his former club. And substitute Stefan Jovetic curled home a dramatic stoppage time winner on his La Liga debut as Sevilla closed to within a point of Real.

Victory also takes Sevilla a point above Barcelona into second, but Madrid still have a game in hand on both. “I have to be very proud of them all for what we have done until now,” Zidane told. “We know this was going to happen some day, it is today, and now we have to continue working hard in all competitions.”