MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane threw caution to the wind as his side showed the capacity to handle adversity with a stirring late comeback to beat Villarreal 3-2 and stay top of La Liga on Sunday. After Cedric Bakambu doubled Villarreal's lead in the second half, Zidane hauled off holding midfielder Casemiro for playmaker Isco and Real eventually emerged with all three points thanks to substitute Alvaro Morata's late header. "We had to change something when the score was 2-0, that's what we did and it worked well because we weren't playing well, it was an attacking change which allowed us to play in our opponents' half," Zidane told reporters. Given what happened (earlier) today it was vital to get the three points and leave here as leaders." Real lead the table with 55 points ahead of Barca on 54 and Sevilla with 52 plus a game in hand on their title rivals.

Source: The Star February 27, 2017 00:11 UTC