Zidane 'we were better than Barcelona' in 0-0 El Clasico draw
Ernesto Valverde also admitted Madrid dominated and created a lot of pressure, as his side maintained their slender advantage on goal difference over their arch-rivals at the top of La Liga.
Protestors and riot police clashed outside the stadium, with plastic trash cans set on fire.
The match was halted briefly when a few dozen balls were thrown onto the field, some of them bearing a message which urged the Spanish government to open up a dialogue with Catalan separatists.