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Real Madrid surprise coach Zidane

Real Madrid's French forward Karim Benzema (R) and Real Madrid's Croatian midfielder Mateo Kovacic leave the pitch at the end of the Spanish Copa del Rey (King's Cup) quarter-final first leg football match Real Madrid CF vs RC Celta de Vigo at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on January 18, 2017. Celta won 2-1. / AFP PHOTO /

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane admitted he was surprised by his side’s slow start as they slumped to a second defeat in four days, 2-1 at home to Celta Vigo in the first leg of their Copa del Rey quarter-final on Wednesday.

Zidane’s men hadn’t lost in a Spanish record 40 games stretching back to April last year before conceding twice in the final five minutes to lose 2-1 at Sevilla on Sunday.

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