Alonso on 5-2 Madrid derby defeat: This 'hurts'

Xabi Alonso said Real Madrid's 5-2 defeat to Atlético Madrid successful Saturday's derby "hurts," but admitted the effect was deserved aft "a atrocious game" and stressed the value of his side's absorption to the defeat.

A four-goal archetypal fractional saw the 2 teams spell successful astatine the interruption 2-2 astatine the Metropolitano, aft Robin Le Normand enactment Atlético ahead, Kylian Mbappé and Arda Güler scored, and Alexander Sørloth levelled successful added time.

Julián Álvarez scored a punishment and a escaped footwear to enactment the location broadside connected top, earlier substitute Antoine Griezmann added a 5th precocious on, to condemn Alonso's table-topping Madrid to their archetypal decision of the season.

"It was a atrocious game," Alonso said successful his postmatch quality conference. "We didn't play good collectively, with oregon without the ball. We weren't astatine the level we request to beryllium at.

"We cognize we're successful a 'construction phase,' we person to instrumentality conclusions from what happened and they'll assistance america successful the future, but determination are nary excuses. We were lacking a gear. This decision hurts."

Alonso's broadside went into Saturday's derby with six wins retired of six successful LaLiga, portion Atlético had dropped points successful 4 of their games, contempt important concern successful the summertime transportation market.

"We weren't fluid with the ball," Alonso said. "We weren't capable to triumph the shot successful their half. We couldn't enforce ourselves successful the duels ... We won't hide this pugnacious defeat, it hurts us, it hurts the fans, but this is simply a process. Today we didn't find the level we'd like, we person to beryllium captious and effort to improve.

"We didn't vie enough. You request to vie much astatine this level, against these opponents ... We consciousness responsible, and present we'll spot what we person to correct.

"There are pugnacious days, that's sport, that's football. What's important is however we react."

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Atlético present person 12 points from 7 games, aft posting back-to-back wins for the archetypal clip this season.

"Madrid are 1 of the champion teams successful the world, nary doubt," Diego Simeone said. "We knew however we could wounded them ... We interpreted the crippled well. Our fans volition beryllium happy. They hadn't been conceding galore goals."

Simeone praised foward Álvarez, who has scored 5 goals this week, aft a midweek chapeau instrumentality against Rayo Vallecano.

"He's precise good," Simeone said. "He works hard, he's committed. We person to look aft him. Let's anticipation helium tin beryllium astatine the nine for galore years ... I deliberation the squad is connected the close track."

"It's precise special," Álvarez said. "We knew however important this was. It's a derby and we needed the 3 points ... Earlier successful the season, we weren't getting the results, but we were playing well. Today we were much efficient."