Zinedine Zidane admitted Real Madrid had made hard work of seeing off a spirited Malaga side as Cristiano Ronaldo netted a late goal on the rebound after his penalty was saved to secure a 3-2 win
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Zinedine Zidane admitted Real Madrid had made hard work of seeing off a spirited Malaga side as Cristiano Ronaldo netted a late goal on the rebound after his penalty was saved to secure a 3-2 win. "We started the game strongly, and managed to get the first goal which is always important, but they came back at us quickly," Zidane said at a press conference, as quoted on the club's official website.
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Zinedine Zidane during Real Madrid's 3-2 win against Malaga on Saturday. Pic/AFP
"The second half was tough. We're happy with the result because Malaga are a team with real character and at 2-2 with not long left, we managed to net the third goal. Some things were good, and others weren't exactly as we would have liked."