Zinedine Zidane acknowledged that Real Madrid lacked "a bit of everything" as they stumbled to a slender 2-1 win over Sporting Gijon on Saturday.
La Liga pacesetters Madrid were 2-0 up and cruising thanks to a Cristiano Ronaldo double, but Carlos Carmona pulled one back for the visitors 10 minutes before half-time.
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Madrid never really took control thereafter and were left thankful that Duje Cop sliced a penalty wide with 12 minutes remaining.
Zidane's men ultimately weathered the storm, but the head coach recognised it was not a vintage display.