Real Madrid manager, Zinedine Zidane, has said he does not expect referees to be influenced by the uproar surrounding the late penalty decision against Juventus, in the Champions League quarter-final last week.
The controversy over Michael Oliver’s decision to award the penalty to Cristiano Ronaldo that decided the tie and the red card shown to Gianluigi Buffon for his protests, has continued to rumble on.
Zidane told a news conference ahead of Wednesday’s LaLiga game at home to Athletic Bilbao, that he doubted the officials appointed by UEFA would be influenced by all that had happened, while adding he wanted to now move on and focus on the football.
“We will do our job, and the referee will do his job.
“To talk about these things more is to beat about the bush. I will not do it any more.
“What we must do now is think about tomorrow’s game, and prepare the next one a week later. That is what most interests us now,” Zidane said.
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