Real Madrid brought their league phase campaign to a disappointing end, as they lost 4-2 to Benfica in Lisbon.
According to Espana, the Wednesday, January 28, lost mean Real Madrid fell into the Champions League play-off round for the second in a row, much to their disappointment.
After the match, star striker Kylian Mbappe was very unhappy at the defeat. As per Marca, he spoke in the mix zone about the poor performance, as well as explaining why he thinks Real Madrid have been below their best this season.
He said, “I have no clear explanation. We don’t have continuity in the game, it’s a problem that we have to solve. We can’t be there every other day, this is not a champion team. It hurts a bit because we wanted to have February to improve, but we deserve the position we are in.”
“We played terrible… Then losing 3-2, the fourth goal doesn’t change anything, it’s a bit embarrassing, but it doesn’t change anything. Last week we played good games, but not now and we have to have continuity. We lack a little bit of everything…” he added.
Real Madrid return to La Liga action on Sunday with a home match against Rayo Vallecano, and Mbappe wants those in attendance to be on the players’ side.
