Emilio Butragueño, Director of Institutional Relations of the Real Madrid, considered after the elimination of the team at the hands of Athletic of Bilbao in the semifinals of the Super Cup (2-1) that the key was that his rival took advantage of his moment in the first half and managed to go to rest with two goals ahead.
“Today was like a final and every detail counts and the details were on his side in the first half. Their first goal hurt us and then came the second, but in this type of game you have to take advantage of your moment and they did it in the first half. That was the key to the game, ”he told the Vamos de Movistar channel.
In his opinion it was a “pity” that they went to the break with a “very adverse” result and he recalled that in the second half Real Madrid “He had chances to tie” between which he mentioned two shots to the post by Marco Asensio. “We tried to the end and we have to go to Madrid without qualifying for the final, which was our illusion,” added the Madrid manager.
He stressed that the Athletic “He fought a lot from the first minute and we must give him the credit he has” and regretted that they could not complete the comeback “but football is like that.”