“We haven’t had the night”

Emilio Butraguenodirector of institutional relations for Real Madrid, was helpless in the face of the thrashing his team suffered against Barcelona (0-4) after “not” having “the night” against a rival who, he described, played “a great game” and he was “very effective in attack”.

“We haven’t had the night. They have played a great game and have been very effective in attack. They have played a complete match and we have not had the night. We are sorry for our fans, but it could not be, ”he said on Movistar + after the game.

“We were expecting a great Barcelona because the last few weeks have offered a very high performance. The fact of being so many points ahead has not been an excuse. It hasn’t come out for us and they have. Throughout the season you can have a bad night, ”he completed.

One Butragueño who regretted an occasion vinicius that, for him, could change the course of the meeting. “If we had scored on Vinicius’ play, which would have been 1-1, maybe it would have been different. And then they mark us 0-2. Coming out of the break they put us two quick goals and that’s where the game ends. There is a psychological aspect as well”, he valued.

In addition, he did not want to assess the decisions of the Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti to replace the French Karim Benzema, who could not participate due to an injury to his left calf. “We did not enter. The squad has enough resources to play a game like today and win. We know what Benzema means to us, but we are Madrid and playing at the Bernabéu, come and go, we believe we have a competitive team. But today the game did not go as we wanted, ”he assured.

Yes indeed, Butragueño He wanted to transmit calm despite the heavy defeat against Barcelona. “Today we wanted to win against our people and it’s a shame, but when you don’t win you have to be calm. These players are giving us a lot. Today the game has not come out and this can happen. And that’s it. We have nine finals ahead of us in the League. We have to continue”, he concluded.

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