Karim Benzema has admitted Real Madrid had a terrible day at the office on Saturday and everything was a disaster as the succumbed to a heavy defeat to Atletico de Madrid.
The 10-time Champions League winners went into the match knowing three points at the Vicente Calderon would move them 10 points clear of Atletico and all but end their hopes of retaining the title.
But Atletico blew Real out of the water early one, scoring twice in the opening 20 minutes. They added two more in the second half to add gloss to the impressive scoreline and leave Carlo Ancelotti’s men in tatters.
Speaking after the game, Benzema said it was a day to forget and the players had to move on quickly to the next game.
“We are sad at the moment. We apologise to our fans and people who like football because everything was a disaster. I hope we win our next game. People might think that we didn’t have the will to play, but we are always motivated to play football and more so with a match like this one. The problem is that nothing worked out for us today. It is important that we remain top of the table,” he said.
And he added: “It is always difficult to play against Atlético. Now what we have to do is rest, work well and think about the next game.”
So 2014 was just a lucky year for the Real Madrid ???