"Those two (Isco and Asensio) have always been important to me, those two and everyone else. The Frenchman praised Asensio, 21, for continuing to make strides at Real, although warned him against becoming complacent. Zidane also backed record signing Bale, who was booed off the pitch by fans against Valencia, to prove his doubters wrong. "No player is happy when he gets booed but I think he's doing well, he's not as bad as people are saying. Real have four points from two games, while Barcelona, Real Sociedad and Leganes have all won both their opening games.

Source: The Star September 08, 2017 12:56 UTC