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Real Madrid coach Zidane: Two up front our future

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane says playing two up front will happen more often this season after their draw with Villarreal.

Gareth Bale scored twice to save a point for Real Madrid, who came back from a goal down on two occasions.

On his attack, Zidane said, “It was the plan today, playing against this team, knowing they had problems at centre back. We wanted more of a presence up top with Luka (Jović) and Karim. We didn't get the goals we were looking to, but it's a system we can play to because we've got two good forwards.

"Overall, I'm pleased with the performance and how we reacted. We can't be happy in terms of the fact that we always go out to win, but our attentions now have to turn to our next game.

"We lacked intensity at the start. It's always important to start games strongly. We improved in the last 30 minutes of the first half. We got back level before the interval and that was important."

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