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Real Madrid coach Zidane delighted after thumping Huesca win

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane was pleased with their 4-1 defeat of Huesca.

Real were comfortable winners with Karim Benzema scoring twice and Eden Hazard also on the scoresheet.

Zidane said, “The most important thing is the win. It was like a final. Before the game we spoke about the importance of winning and we have picked up three important points. Our performance wasn't perfect, but we scored four goals. Things are always said when we don't score, when we don't play well.

"There's a bit of everything. It's a bit of a strange situation, so we need a good atmosphere in the squad, because all the talk doesn't help".

“We had chances in the first half. We needed to first goal to open up the game and it came from a deep central-position from Eden, who's a player that has the ability to turn rapidly. It's really positive to score four goals and, apart from the opposition's goal, they didn't cause us too many problems. We know we have to improve defensively while still making sure we score enough goals. Scoring four goals is satisfying."

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