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Zinedine Zidane Says Real Madrid 'Lack Some Motivation' After Valencia Defeat

Zinedine Zidane admitted his Real Madrid side are lacking motivation after they suffered a 2-1 defeat to Valencia in La Liga on Wednesday.

Real were largely outclassed at the Mestalla Stadium, and Karim Benzema's stoppage-time goal was a consolation after Goncalo Guedes and Ezequiel Garay had put the hosts 2-0 ahead.

It was the first defeat for Los Blancos since Zidane's return to the dugout, but it was their ninth loss in the league in 2018-19:

The 2008-09 season was the last time Real lost as many matches in the Spanish top flight.