Real Madrid players after Karim Benzema, second left, scored their side's second goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Huesca at Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain, Oct 31, 2020. (MANU FERNANDEZ / AP)

MADRID - Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said Monday his side could not afford any more slip-ups if they were to qualify for the Champions League knockout stages and the players must be prepared for another physical battle at home to Inter Milan on Tuesday.

We always aspire to win everything that we’re involved in, we always want to show that we’re good and that we want more.

Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid's coach

The Spanish champions prop up Group B with one point from two matches, having lost 3-2 to visitors Shakhtar Donetsk before snatching a 2-2 draw at Borussia Moenchengladbach last week.

“Inter are a good team, very physical and play good football. It’s a final for us,” Zidane said at a news conference.

“There is always talk from the outside about what we have to change, but these guys are competitive. They want to win, and I can say this as a coach.

“We always aspire to win everything that we’re involved in, we always want to show that we’re good and that we want more.”

Madrid have struggled as an attacking force since the trio of Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema -- who helped the club to their last four Champions League triumphs -- was disbanded, with only the France striker remaining.

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Real Madrid's French coach Zinedine Zidane reacts during the Spanish La Liga match between Real Madrid and Huesca at the Alfredo Di Stefano stadium in Valdebebas, northeastern Madrid, on Oct 31, 2020. (OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP)

Having recovered from persistent injuries, Eden Hazard scored his first goal for Madrid in over a year in Saturday’s 4-1 home win over Huesca in La Liga.

Zidane is confident the Belgium forward will continue to improve and form a lethal attacking partnership with Benzema and Marco Asensio in the coming years.

“The players who are here always want to make history, they always want more and to prove themselves,” he said. “These three are important and I’m sure they can define an era in Madrid.”

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Militao infected

Meanwhile, Real Madrid confirmed on Monday that Brazilian central defender Eder Militao tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday.

The club published a statement on their official website which reads: "Real Madrid communicates that our player Eder Militao has given positive in a test for COVID-19 which was carried out on Sunday morning."

According to the statement, "all of the other players from the first team and technical staff who work directly with them gave negative results in the same test."