Zidane hails Real attitude

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane lauded his side’s never-say-die attitude after seeing them claim a dramatic Super Cup win over Sevilla.

Madrid looked dead and buried as they trailed 2-1 deep into stoppage time in Trondheim, but Sergio Ramos’ equaliser sent the match to extra-time where Dani Carvajal’s brilliant 119th-minute goal won it for the European champions.

Zidane told a press conference: “In football you never know what’s going to happen. The good thing about tonight is that we knew it was going to be difficult, but we never gave up.

“They got ahead in a key part of the game, but we never gave up and Sergio’s goal in the last minute brought us back to life.”

He added: “Second title (as Madrid coach), first of this season and I’m very happy with the effort the guys have made.”

Madrid, who were without the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Toni Kroos, had taken a 21st-minute lead through a superb goal from …

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