La Liga 2016/17, Real Madrid 2-1 Valencia: 5 Talking Points

#5 Real Madrid’s character does not get enough credit

Zidane has instilled a sense of team spirit in Real Madrid that is unrivalled

Ahead of the game, Zinedine Zidane was quizzed on his ‘A’ team and ‘B’ team, but the Frenchman waved it off, revealing that he viewed each of his player as an ‘A’ team footballer. It’s a sense of unity that flows deep within Real Madrid’s squad – which bailed them out today, as Real Madrid drew on their team spirit to perform another late show.

15 - @realmadriden have won 15 points in the last ten minutes of the games, the most in La Liga this season (Sevilla 11). Heroic pic.twitter.com/hHdy0Aj3Lr

— OptaJose (@OptaJose) April 29, 2017

Los Blancos have scored an amazing 21 goals in the last 10 minutes of their La Liga games, the most of any team in all of Europe’s Top 5 leagues. This Real Madrid team simply does not know when it is beaten. It’s not a feeling they are familiar with – Zinedine Zidane has lost only 6 of his 80 games in charge – in comparison, Luis Enrique, Carlo Ancelotti, Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho have lost more.

Character is what builds great teams, and we’re witnessing the gradual formation of another one here.