Zidane laments first-half display as Real Madrid miss shot at history

Real missed out on a piece of La Liga history by dropping points at home to Villarreal.

Zinedine Zidane lamented a hesitant first-half display from Real Madrid as they missed out on a piece of LaLiga history by dropping points at home to Villarreal.

Los Blancos rarely got out of second gear in the first 45 minutes at the Estadio Bernabeu, with all the pre-match talk having been about Real's chance to claim a league record 17th straight win, a run which stretched back to March 2.