Real Madrid again dropped crucial points as they were held 1-1 at home by Eibar on Sunday.

Zinedine Zidane's men looked jaded and disjointed in a fourth consecutive draw in all competitions, but the visitors deserved credit for a tenacious performance which began with Fran Rico heading them in front after five minutes.

Gareth Bale levelled for Real in the 18th minute but there was to be no winner for Real, who have lost their way after starting the league campaign with four straight wins.

Zidane stated afterwards: “I've come away frustrated with how we played in the early minutes. In the first half we didn't play our game, we let our opponents play. The second half was much better but we're saying that far too much lately. A match lasts 90 minutes and we're starting games very badly. They scored against us after five minutes from a cross into the box and we already knew they had that threat to hurt teams.

“I'll take away the second half performance. We look good physically, we can't blame it on physical condition. We're finishing matches really well. Now the players are heading off with their national teams and it's my responsibility to look for solutions because we've got to change things. We can't carry on like this."