Real Madrid 'deserved a lot more' from goalless draw with Atletico, insists Zinedine Zidane

Derby ended in a stalemate at the Wanda Metropolitano after a game of few chances

Atletico Madrid's Spanish forward Diego Costa jumps for the ball with Real Madrid's Spanish defender Sergio Ramos, top. AFP

Real Madrid's Spanish defender Sergio Ramos looks on. AFP

Real Madrid's French defender Raphael Varane beats Atletico Madrid's Diego Costa to the ball. EPA

Real Madrid's Dani Carvajal in action with Atletico Madrid's Saul Niguez. Reuters

Atletico Madrid's French midfielder Thomas Lemar, right, vies with Real Madrid's Croatian midfielder Luka Modric. AFP

Real Madrid's Spanish defender Sergio Ramos and Atletico Madrid's Montenegrin defender Stefan Savic jump for the ball. AFP

Atletico Madrid's Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey jumps for the ball during the Spanish league football match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid CF at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on September 28, 2019. / AFP / OSCAR DEL POZO

Atletico Madrid's Spanish forward Diego Costa (R) hugs Real Madrid's Brazilian midfielder Casemiro at the end of the Spanish league football match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid CF at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on September 28, 2019. / AFP / JAVIER SORIANO

Real Madrid's Welsh forward Gareth Bale jumps for the ball during the Spanish league football match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid CF at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on September 28, 2019. / AFP / OSCAR DEL POZO

Atletico Madrid's Spanish midfielder Saul Niguez kicks the ball during the Spanish league football match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid CF at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on September 28, 2019. / AFP / JAVIER SORIANO

MADRID, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 28: Toni Kroos of Real Madrid battles for the ball with Vitolo of Atletico Madrid during the Liga match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid CF at Wanda Metropolitano on September 28, 2019 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)

MADRID, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 28: Saul of Atletico Madrid battles for the ball with Nacho of Real Madrid during the Liga match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid CF at Wanda Metropolitano on September 28, 2019 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)

MADRID, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 28: Gareth Bale of Real Madrid battles for the ball with Renan Lodi of Atletico Madrid during the Liga match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid CF at Wanda Metropolitano on September 28, 2019 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)

MADRID, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 28: Federico Valverde of Real Madrid battles for the ball with Saul of Atletico Madrid during the Liga match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid CF at Wanda Metropolitano on September 28, 2019 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)

Atletico Madrid's Slovenian goalkeeper Jan Oblak (L) makes a save during the Spanish league football match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid CF at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on September 28, 2019. / AFP / JAVIER SORIANO

MADRID, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 28: Kieran Trippier of Atletico Madrid battles for the ball with Eden Hazard of Real Madrid during the Liga match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid CF at Wanda Metropolitano on September 28, 2019 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)

epa07878243 Real Madrid's Dani Carvajal (c) duels for the ball with Atletico Madrid's Saul Niguez (2R) during their LaLiga Primera Division soccer match played at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium, in Madrid, Spain, 28 September 2019. EPA/JuanJo Martin

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane believes his side "deserved a lot more" than a draw after the city derby against Atletico Madrid ended goalless on Saturday night.

Karim Benzema came closest to scoring at the Wanda Metropolitano but Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak made a fine save to keep out the French forward's header.

Atletico forward Joao Felix twice fired wide in the first half and Real's Gareth Bale lashed an effort off target after the break in a game of few chances.

Real Madrid are top with 15 points from seven matches and Atletico stayed third with one point less.

"I think with the game we played we deserved a lot more," Real Madrid coach Zidane told reporters. "In the end a point is a point. We had chances, the header from Benzema especially.

"I can't criticise my players over anything, I'm annoyed for them above all, but I'm happy with the game they played. They too are a bit disappointed not to take all the points."

Real's Sergio Ramos and Atletico's Kieran Trippier were lucky to avoid bookings for cynical fouls on Felix and Eden Hazard respectively in a cagey opening.

Atletico's club record signing Felix sneaked in behind Real's defence but dragged an effort across the face of goal before whistling another shot just wide towards the end of the first half.

At the other end, Oblak made one solid save to tip Toni Kroos's low drive around the post.

Both teams were more afraid of losing than hungry to win with a draw seemingly suiting both.

"We have a lot of work to do (to get rid of) errors that we should not be committing, we have to keep working," said Atletico coach Diego Simeone.

"In the first half we had more of the play but we couldn't finish any of our chances. In the second. Oblak made that save from Benzema's header. It was a hard-fought game, we both lacked what you need to win a game."

After a shaky start to the season and a 3-0 thrashing by Paris St Germain in the Champions League, Zidane has steadied the ship with wins over Sevilla, Osasuna and now a draw with a direct title rival.

Real Sociedad, who are fifth, could displace Real at the top with a win over Sevilla on Sunday.