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Zinedine Zidane: 'Real Madrid still in title race'

Zidane: 'Real Madrid still in title race'
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Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane claims that his team are still in with a chance of winning La Liga this season.

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane has claimed that his team are still in with a chance of winning La Liga this season.

Los Blancos, who suffered a 1-0 defeat at Espanyol in the league on Tuesday night, are currently 15 points off the division leaders Barcelona with just 12 matches of the season left to play.

Barcelona have not lost a single game this season en route to topping the pile, but Zidane has insisted that the reigning champions can still catch their rivals in the latter stages of the campaign.

"You think that the league is over for us but football is like that and every league match is important. The title will go down to the wire and we'll fight until the end. It's difficult but not impossible. I'm an optimist until the end," Zidane told reporters.

'We're angry about losing on Tuesday and I'm even more so after Barcelona's draw yesterday [against Las Palmas]. You have to be focused until the very last minute and we're not giving in."

Real Madrid are next in La Liga action at home to Getafe on Saturday night.

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Barcelona17122350193138
2Real Madrid16113234132136
3Atletico MadridAtletico16105130111935
4Athletic Bilbao1795326151132
5Villarreal157532725226
6Real Sociedad167361611524
7Osasuna166642225-324
8Mallorca177371620-424
9GironaGirona166462223-122
10Celta Vigo166372527-221
11Real BetisBetis165651820-221
12Rayo Vallecano155461516-119
13Sevilla165471723-619
14Las PalmasLas Palmas165382227-518
15Getafe163761113-216
16AlavesAlaves164391827-915
17Leganes163671423-915
18Espanyol1541101528-1313
19Valencia142481322-910
20Real ValladolidValladolid1623111134-239


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