Cup shock not an embarrassment for Madrid, insists Zidane


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Spanish Super Cup - Semi Final - Real Madrid v Athletic Bilbao - La Rosaleda Stadium, Malaga, Spain - January 14, 2021 Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane speaks to media after the match REUTERS/Jon Nazca

ALCOY, Spain (Reuters) - Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said his side would not lose their heads after being dumped out of the Copa del Rey by third division Alcoyano on Wednesday, also dismissing suggestions the 2-1 defeat had caused his side great embarrassment.

"It's not an embarrassment, it's something that can always happen in football," the Frenchman told reporters.

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