At home, Real Madrid surprisingly lost 0-2 to Celta Vigo and received two red cards from Fran Garcia and Alvaro Carreras. This result left the Spanish Royal team 4 points behind Barcelona in the LaLiga rankings.
We were all angry, of course. This is not the match or result we want. From the start, Militao's injury has hurt us. It took us a while to recover.
Real Madrid made some adjustments after that, but it was not the match we wanted. Real Madrid must find a way to recover as quickly as possible because the tournament is very long. In midweek, we will have a Champions League match with Man City to change and eliminate the current discomfort, coach Xabi Alonso said after the match.
In LaLiga, Real Madrid have won just one of their last five games. From the top, Real Madrid have dropped to 2nd place, 4 points behind Barca and are at risk of being overtaken by Villarreal.
We have planned for the post-match against Bilbao to play at a good pace and put pressure on a strong team. We have been short of points, and injuries have broken our plans.
It is disappointing that Real Madrid are suffering from quite a lot of injuries. We almost played our best with only 10 people on the pitch. The whole team put strong pressure, ran and fought with all their might. We all know everyone is angry and the whole team must show a different face in the match against Man City, Xabi Alonso added.
The Spaniard also disagreed with referee Alejandro Quintero's handling of the game, who sent Garcia off after two yellow cards within two minutes, and then sent Carreras off in extra time for disagreement.
"We have been unstable because of the referee's decisions. The red card for Carreras was controversial. The referee handled it too quickly. That made us lose our calm. I don't like the way the referee handled it today," Alonso added.
Xabi Alonso also refused to blame the players for the loss. According to him, it is the responsibility of everyone, not just the players or coaches.
