Zinedine Zidane admitted his side had an afternoon to forget on Saturday, despite Real Madrid moving seven points clear atop the La Liga standings thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo's double in a 2-1 win over Sporting Gijon.

Victory extended Real's unbeaten run in all competitions to 31 matches, but Madrid was grateful to a late Duje Cop missed penalty to secure all three points against a Sporting side that hasn't won in 10 games.

Fresh from netting a hat-trick against Atletico Madrid the previous weekend, Ronaldo continued his return to scoring form and moved ahead of Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez as La Liga's top scorer.