Bleacher Report · Feb 1, 2020
Zinedine Zidane Explains Half-Time Double Change in Madrid Derby Win
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Zinedine Zidane absolved his players of blame for a muted first-half performance that forced him into making a double change in Real Madrid's 1-0 win against Atletico Madrid on Saturday.
The Los Blancos manager took off Toni Kroos and Isco for Lucas Vazquez and Vinicius Junior at the break after Atleti outplayed his side:
Tom Allnutt @TomAllnuttAFPHT 0-0. 255 mins these teams have now played without a goal. Madrid not great. Atletico significantly better but they can't score.
The switch worked. Vinicius played a key role in Karim Benzema's 56th-minute goal, which secured Real a rare home victory against their city rivals in the league: