Following Real Madrid's 3-2 win at Sporting Gijon, Zinedine Zidane singled out Isco for special praise.The ex-Malaga man opened the scoring on 17 minutes and wrapped up the three points in a surprisingly challenging encounter at the death.
"He had a great game, and gave us the victory," Zidane began.
"He made the difference, I'm really pleased with him."
"Madrid is where he belongs, he showed his character today."
The coach was asked if the situation was unfair on Isco, who routinely finds himself outside of Zidane's preferred XI.
"We have a group of 24 players who would all get their game anywhere else, so there will always be great players left out here," Zidane continued.
"This is the way it is, there are always tough decisions but once again Isco showed what a great player he is today"It was a disappointment today to concede two goals from two chanced but the result was fair in the end."
Bayern Munich are the next opponents for Los Blancos, with the Champions League quarter-final second leg starting at 20:45 CET on Tuesday night.
