Zinedine Zidane has furiously attacked claims of a Real Madrid robbery in their controversial Champions League quarter-final victory over Juventus on Wednesday.
Real were given a stoppage-time penalty that caused argument between football fans over whether it was deserved, which Cristiano Ronaldo scored after Gianluigi Buffon’s red card for his protest against the decision.
“I don’t mind if people give their opinions about the penalty,” he told reporters on Saturday. “But I’m angry with the robbery accusations.
“People are upset with our achievements. There are people who are anti-Real Madrid.
“But nobody is going to change the history of the biggest club in the world. They can say or write what they want.
“It’s not normal, all this debate around the penalty. It’s all too much.”
When asked about criticism from Giorgio Chiellini, Gianluigi Buffon, Pep Guardiola and Arturo Vidal, Zidane said:
“Well, everybody can defend their business,” he continued. “But you can’t talk about a robbery.
“There’s a kind of negative obsession with us. We can’t be the best after the Juventus home game and then be the ones who robbed them.”
With Bayern set to face Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final, Zidane is anticipating a very tough challenge against the Bundesliga winners.
“Bayern are better this season,” Zidane said. “This season it will be harder than ever against them.
“James Rodriguez will come with an extra motivation. He’s having a great season. Our chances of knocking out Bayern is 50/50.”
Real Madrid will face Malaga on Sunday in La Liga.
