Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois insists the players are behind coach Zinedine Zidane.

The Frenchman's status has been questioned this season and though Real have enjoyed a mini revival, they stumbled again for Saturday's 0-0 draw at Atletico Madrid.

But amid claims of tension between Zidane and certain players, Courtois moved to shut down the reports.

He insisted after the Atleti draw, "The critics against Zidane? It's the press that do that.

"You are free to think what you want, but internally we know what we need to improve. We are 200% behind the coach."