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Madrid, March 20 (EFE) .- Emilio Butragueño, director of institutional relations for Real Madrid, was helpless in the face of the thrashing his team suffered once morest Barcelona (0-4) following “not” having “the night” once morest a rival who, he described, played “a great game” and 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 might not be, ”he said on Movistar + following 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.
A Butragueño who regretted an occasion for Vinicius that, for him, might change the course of the match.
“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 Frenchman Karim Benzema, who might not participate due to an injury to his left calf.
“We didn’t go in. 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, Butragueño wanted to transmit calm despite the heavy defeat once morest Barcelona.
“Today we wanted to win once morest 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 it is. We have nine finals ahead of us in the League. We have to continue”, he concluded.
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