Real Madrid coach, Zinedine Zidane says he could not explain why his side’s disappointing La Liga campaign contrasts with their dominant displays in the UEFA Champions League.
The former France midfielder spoke ahead of their 2017/2018 Champions League quarter-final second leg against Juventus on Wednesday.
Real slipped down to fourth in the Liga standings and 15 points behind leaders FC Barcelona following Sunday’s draw with Atletico Madrid.
However, they are on course to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League for an eighth successive season as they enjoy a 3-0 lead in their tie with Juve.
“I don’t have an explanation. We always want to win everything but sometimes, like this year, we are not consistent,” Zidane told a news conference on Tuesday ahead of the second leg at the Santiago Bernabeu.
“We had some difficult moments, especially with scoring goals. We are much better in every aspect now, although I can’t explain why.
“Winning the league makes me more excited, it’s the most difficult competition and I also think it’s what the players want.
“But if you look at the club’s record in the Champions League you’ll see no-one has achieved what we have.
“The result from the first leg changes nothing for us, tomorrow is another story, another game and we want to put in another great performance,” said Zidane.
Real are without suspended captain, Sergio Ramos and Nacho Fernandez through injury.
Veteran defender Andrea Barzagli was ruled out through injury.
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