Real Madrid coach Rafa Benitez was full of praise for an "exceptional" performance from his injury-hit side as they remained top of Champions League Group A after a goalless draw at Paris Saint-Germain.
A patched-up Madrid XI had just about the better chances of a scrappy encounter at the Parc des Princes, with Cristiano Ronaldo lashing a shot wide in the second half, while PSG striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and ex-Blancos winger Angel Di Maria were well handled by the visiting defence.
The result leaves both teams well set to reach the last 16 of the competition, with the group winners likely to be decided when they meet again in Madrid in two weeks' time.
Benitez told reporters after the game that he felt his players had done enough to take the three points and he was very happy with how things had gone.
"We did enough to win the game," Benitez said. "I would take nothing away from those who played. We were not just good, but exceptional.
"I was convinced the team was going to do well. We had more chances and pretty good control of the game. We shot much more than PSG, and pressed more. With the absences we have, I am very satisfied."
Madrid were missing a long list of sidelined stars including James Rodriguez, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema, while midfielder Mateo Kovacic picked up a muscle problem in training and missed out, and Luka Modric was only fit enough for 20 minutes on his return from injury.
This meant that youngsters including Casemiro, Lucas Vazquez and Jese Rodriguez were all part of a side which also included captain Sergio Ramos playing with an injection in an injured shoulder.
Benitez did not agree with a reporter who asked if he felt the game had shown PSG coach Laurent Blanc's pregame comments that Madrid were a defensive team were mistaken.
"I am not concerned with possession of the ball," he said. "The team defended when they had to, and attacked when they had to go up front. We achieved what we set out to do, we were an aggressive team, looking to find their goal.
"We saw the danger of Lucas, Jese, Ronaldo, Isco. All the things we planned for came out happening in the game, in a positive way. We were missing a few details, in both attack and defence, but the balance is exceptional."
Summer signing Kovacic, who had been expected to play in midfield, had been left out due to a precaution, Benitez said.
"[Kovacic] had a strain," he said. "We decided not to risk him."
Ramos, meanwhile, says Madrid's lengthy injury list cannot be used as an excuse.
He told beIN SPORTS after the game that the homegrown youngsters who had come in, including 22-year-old Jese and 24-year-old Vazquez, had put in impressive performances.
"We are not going through our best moment with the injuries we are having, but we must look forward," he said. "These are not excuses, we have a very deep squad with young players who bring excitement and are motivated to add things.
"We saw that with Jese or Lucas Vazquez, who played well and that will help us to improve as a team."
The Spain international admitted he had played with a pain-killing injection, as he did in the 1-1 draw at Atletico Madrid earlier in the month.
"I ended the game with some pain, when you take the vitamin you forget everything, but then the pain comes back," he said. "Yes, a little [injection]."
Ramos said Madrid were pleased with the point, which keeps them top of the standings on goal difference.
"It was a difficult game, competitive, against a quality opponent," Ramos said. "We are going home happy. We knew how to compete, it was tough to create chances to score, but we managed to get a point at a difficult place to come and now must keep improving.
"These type of games are like finals, whoever commits the least errors takes the points. We knew how to do the right thing in actions that in other games we have made mistakes.
"The game was long, you cannot always press up top. We must take good things from this game. Then we had to manage our resources and the time on the clock, we are happy."