Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane insists son Luca Zidane deserved to play for their win against Huesca.

Luca conceded twice for the 3-2 triumph.

But Zidane was insistent afterwards that Luca earned his place on merit and was pleased with how he performed.

"I'm happy for him because it was his debut at the Bernabeu but Luca is strong for the third goalkeeper," he told reporters.

"Thibaut was unfit and we wanted to rest Keylor Navas after being away with his national team.

"Luca has been in the lower categories at Real Madrid for 16 years but he has quality and personality.

"It was a crazy game, a nice one to watch. We can play much better but we are happy with the victory and the effort.

"The opposition must be congratulated too. They deserved more from the game than a defeat and in the end, we won thanks to Karim's goal."