Atlético 5-2 Real Madrid/Xabi Alonso: "We couldn't compete"

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·27 de setembro de 2025

Atlético 5-2 Real Madrid/Xabi Alonso: "We couldn't compete"

Atlético 5-2 Real Madrid/Xabi Alonso: “We couldn't compete”

Xabi Alonso's Real Madrid suffered their first defeat of the season against Atlético, and the Madrid coach did not shy away from accepting responsibility.

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This marks Real Madrid's first loss of the season in La Liga. And what a loss it was! A resounding 5-2 defeat to city rivals Atlético. After the final whistle, Xabi Alonso acknowledged his team's lackluster performance:

It was a poor match. We struggled to play out from the back, both with and without the ball. We need to draw lessons from this for the future. It was a deserved defeat in the derby.

🎙️ Xabi Alonso, tras la derrota del Real Madrid en el derbi: 🗣️ "Hemos hecho un mal partido. No lo hemos hecho bien. Estamos en fase de construcción". ¡Nos vemos a las 12 en MEGA!
– sábado, 27 de setembro de 2025

The Spanish manager emphasized the importance of learning from this setback:

This is a wound that could become a positive thing for us, but we weren't good enough. We lost too many balls. That's football—defeat comes at some point. We won't forget this.

🚨 Xabi Alonso: "We're hurt, but it's a positive pain." Alonso: "We deserved to lose. There's no excuse." Alonso: "We were bad at everything. We couldn't string passes together, we couldn't win duels, we couldn't create chances. We need to analyze what happened and get better,
– sábado, 27 de setembro de 2025