Madrid — Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane says his team used the criticism thrown at them in recent weeks to their advantage in an emphatic 2-0 La Liga win over city rivals Atletico Madrid on Saturday.

Less than two weeks ago, Real had been smarting from shock defeats by Alaves and Shakhtar Donetsk and faced a triple whammy of tough fixtures against Sevilla, Borussia Moenchengladbach and Atletico, with Zidane’s future on the line...

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