In the 7th round derby of La Liga, "Real Madrid" visited another Madrid club, "Atletico," and suffered a crushing 5:2 defeat. The much-anticipated match ended with an unexpected result for the "Los Blancos," who had been showing good sporting form lately.
After the match, "Real's" head coach Xabi Alonso addressed journalists and spoke about the team's performance and shortcomings on the pitch. According to the Spanish specialist, his team fully deserved the defeat this time as a result of many mistakes made.
– "We showed a poor game and accepted a painful defeat. Today we lacked many aspects. We lost control of the ball, lost duels, and failed to create chances. As a result, we gave the opponent too many opportunities. We lost in all areas and could not show our level," said Alonso.
According to the coach, this defeat should serve as a lesson for the team. – "It was our first loss of the season. It's tough, but we must learn from this and improve our game. We will analyze and try to fix it. We are still in the formation stage, on the path to progress," the Spanish coach added.
Alonso also emphasized that the team should draw the right conclusions from the mistakes and strengthen their play in upcoming matches. – "We could not perform as expected in the second half either. We will learn from this and strive to get on the right track in the next games," he said.
Now "Real Madrid" is expected to test their strength against "Villarreal" in the next match. Before that, the club will travel to Kazakhstan for an important match in the Eurocups.
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