Thibaut Courtois' decision to move up for a late corner that snatched a last-gasp draw vs Valencia was all him and I had nothing to do with it, according to Zidane. Real Madrid was ready for their 2nd La Liga defeat of the season after Carlos Soler's 78th-minute strike at Mestalla, until Thibaut moved up to force a late save by Jaume Domenech before Karim Benzema netted the rebound to rescue a point. Speaking after the game, Zinadine said it only proves that Courtois is a footballer that does not give up. His words, "He decided to go up and this shows that we wanted more, that we never give up," "The equaliser is something that we put a lot of effort into. This is Real Madrid, a team that never gives up. They believed they could do it and they did. "With everything we did, I think we deserved to score a goal that compensated with the effort of the team. "Football is like this and you can't complain. You have to accept what football gives you. A point is little reward. "In the end, we got a big result, but it's a shame because we had a very good first half. They were better going forward in the second half and it was even." On Casemiro, "He wasn't meant to play and those that did did very well. Casemiro had played lots of games and I'm very happy that we did everything without him. "We drew, but I think we deserved a bit more. He'd played 21 matches and he had to rest, but I was only thinking about the Valencia game."
