Zinedine Zidane hails ‘outstanding’ star as Real Madrid bounce back from Barcelona loss
Zinedine Zidane singled out Isco for praise after Real Madrid’s thrashing of Deportivo La Coruna.
Real Madrid bounced back from their El Clasico defeat to Barcelona on Sunday to maul Deportivo 6-2.
Zidane made many changes, but it paid off as the La Liga giants ran out comfortable winners.
Isco played a starring role and marked his evening with a goal in the 77th minute.
And Zidane lauded the 25-year-old Spain international after the game.
He said: "It's not often that you get a standing ovation from the opposition's fans, but his performance was outstanding."
"He does things that not everyone is capable of and the crowd congratulated him on that."
"I’m delighted for him after the work he's put in. He always delivers when called upon."
Madrid are level on points with Barcelona and have a game in hand, but Luis Enrique’s men boast a far better goal difference.