DBasia.news – On two occasions to host at Santiago Bernabeu, Real Madrid, did not make use of it while against Barcelona in the Copa del Rey and La Liga. Latest, it took place on Week 26 of La Liga, Sunday (3/3) WIB.
Unfortunately, Santiago Solari’s squad failed to avenge defeat at the previous meeting and had to be humiliated in front of their own supporters with a score of 1-0. Ivan Rakitic’s only goal in the 26th minute made a difference in this match.
It feels like El Clasico seems incomplete without hot feud between the players. In this match, Real Madrid captain, Sergio Ramos was in the spotlight after being seen intentionally elbowing Lionel Messi towards the end of the first half, but this missed the referee’s attention.
In the replay, Ramos’s elbow was seen hitting Messi’s face, the Argentine player even collapsed for several minutes. Regarding the incident, Ramos finally spoke up and confirmed that he had no intention of injuring the 31-year-old player.
“Yes, I did elbow Messi and he later collapsed. But I really did not have any bad intentions (to injure) and it was part of the game. Nothing bad happened between us,” Ramos said as quoted by Sport English. .
The defeat against Barcelona was clearly a very detrimental thing for Madrid, besides swallowing two consecutive defeats against Ernesto Valverde’s squad, the opportunity to overtake Barca at the top was even more impossible to make happen. Now they are in third place with a collection of 48 points, 12 points adrift of the defending champions.
Nevertheless, Ramos still hasn’t given up and ensures that his team will still fight until the end of the season to be able to regain the title of champion.
“Yes, it is very unfortunate because the opportunity to win La Liga is increasingly difficult to make happen, but Real Madrid will still continue to fight. Nothing is impossible in the world of football,” concluded the player born in Cammas, Spain.