Real Madrid crisis: Under pressure Zinedine Zidane denies rift after Tottenham defeat

ZINEDINE ZIDANE has DENIED Real Madrid are in crisis after their 3-1 defeat to Tottenham on Wednesday night.

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Zinedine Zidane insists Real Madrid are not suffering a crisis

Tottenham stunned the Champions League title holders with a scintillating display at Wembley.

Two Dele Alli goals and a Christian Eriksen strike put Spurs in control, with Cristiano Ronaldo’s late effort nothing more than a consolation.

It was Real’s second defeat on the bounce - the first time that has happened since January this year.

The are not yet guaranteed progression to the Champions League knockout stage and sit EIGHT points behind Barcelona in the La Liga title race.

Pressure is mounting on manager Zidane but he rejected the notion of a rift in the Real dressing room.

"We are not in crisis,” he said after the match.

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Zinedine Zidane (right) was outsmarted by Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino

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Cristiano Ronaldo and his Real Madrid team mates had no answer to Tottenham

"We did not create too many chances, they play better but we did not have a bad game, we had three or four opportunities to draw level and did not take them.”

Borussia Dortmund’s 1-1 draw with APEOL tonight means are five points clear of third place in Group H with two games remaining.

Spurs are already through and may look to rest players for their remaining fixtures in the group stage.

Asked if he was worried about the , which comes after a 2-1 loss to Girona at the weekend, Zidane said: “You always ask me the same thing.

“I’m not worried and I'm never going to be whatever happens. We played against a better team.

“Tonight they were better than us and we have to accept it. No need to review it again.”

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He added: “We have lost a match of Champions and another in la Liga.

“They are two defeats in a row. We are not happy. We cannot be happy.

“It's a bad time but you have to accept it.

“When you win you accept it and when you lose you have to hold your head high. This is football and we have many games to turn this around.”

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