Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane blasted his players after their 1-0 defeat at Rayo Vallecano.

Adrian Embarba scored the only goal for Rayo from a video assistant referee-awarded penalty following a Jesus Vallejo foul on Javi Guerra.

Zidane blasted: "We failed to score, but that wasn't the only thing. We didn't produce anything in any department from start to finish. Sometimes it's impossible to score, but you still manage to create chances, but tonight we just didn't perform. We can only but feel angry and I'm angry. We gave a poor account of ourselves and I'm responsible for this, it's not just the players. We've got to apologise for our performance".

"Everything was lacking tonight, the attitude and everything else... We didn't show any commitment in any department, not in the individual battles or when it came to running... The opposition covered more ground than us, but we didn't do any of the things that we should have done out there. I'll always back my players, but that's the reality tonight and we just can't go out and perform like that. I'm responsible because I'm the one that picks the team and prepares the side. Tonight we've done totally the opposite and I've played my part in that."

Asked for positives, Zidane continued: "There are none. We've got three games to go and the season will be over and that's that. In the Getafe game there was something there, we created a bit of play and some chances. We did some good things against Athletic, but there was nothing out there tonight, zero."