MADRID— Real Madrid’s 5-0 thumping of Leganes on Wednesday was their biggest win in the Spanish La Liga football since his first spell as coach but Zinedine Zidane was hardly in a celebratory mood.

In the press conference after the match, one expectant journalist asked if it was Madrid’s best performance of the season. “No I don’t think so,” Zidane said.

Another suggested this was at least their most complete showing so far.

“There are people who will think it’s our best game,” Zidane said. “Not for me, but we have to be happy.”

A third finally questioned which matches did Zidane prefer, to which the Frenchman proposed the season’s opening win over Celta Vigo or last week’s 1-0 victory over Galatasaray in the Champions League.

The fact is there are few candidates, from a campaign in which Real Madrid have produced only in spurts, flitting between commanding and chaotic even within individual matches, let alone from week-to-week.Soccer 24