Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane insists they shouldn't be written off after defeat to Villarreal.

Pablo Fornals netted late on to earn the visitors a 1-0 win.

Zidane said, “Everyone is entitled to their opinions, but we'll keep on because we've still got something to prove. We're here and don't write Real Madrid off because there's still life and hope in this team.

"There's a game every three days in football. When things aren't going well, you've got the chance to change it, and when they're great, to keep that going. We'll change it by sticking together and helping each other out. That's what we need to do to get out of this rut."

He added: "The great thing about football is the games keep coming and on Thursday we've got another 90 minutes to score and win the match. We can't change today's result. It hurts, it's a real blow but we won't change our mentality, which is move forward and keep fighting."