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Zinedine Zidane admits Madrid got their planning wrong

The Real Madrid coach said they could not replace Alvaro Morata

Zidane has trouble now with Benzema out injured

Zinedine Zidane durante el entrenamiento del Real Madrid previo al partido contra el APOEL / | EFE
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Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane accepts that his squad is short in attack and he's lacking a No 9 with Alvaro Morata and Mariano leaving.

Zidane spoke to the media Tuesday and said "it's true that Morata and Mariano did very well last season and now you look and you only have Borja Mayoral" as a centre forward, after Benzema's injury.

 

"You can say we lack a No 9, but in the end we could not (get another one) after Morata". The coach said he "believes in" youngster Mayoral, who will be the the squad to face Apoel in the Champions League on Wednesday.