The latest edition of ExtraTime on RealmadridTV looks at this weekend’s La Liga match-up between Real Madrid and Zaragoza
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Real Madrid’s director of institutional relations Emilio Butragueno believes that his side were unlucky during their thrilling 2-2 stalemate against Barcelona.
Speaking after the encounter, former Madrid striker Butragueno praised Jose Mourinho’s charges for their determination and mental resolve.
“The team has shown great strength and have fought to the end. We should have won the match and the tie, but football did not want to reward Madrid,” he remarked. “The difference has been in the Ozil shot and that of Alves. One goes in, and another hits the post.”
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Listen to comments from Casillas, Alonso and Pepe after last night’s Copa del Rey cup tie:
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Here are some of the comments from Real Madrid players in the mix-zone after tonight’s 2-2 draw with Barcelona.
Iker Casillas
“I believe everyone watches these games and we had chances to score from the first second of play. They were lucky to score in five minutes. We played our game and stood our ground… We gave a ten out of ten performance and we’re proud to be Madridistas. I’m sad but also happy because we proved to be superior.”
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Jose Mourinho praised his men for their performance in the return leg of the Copa del Rey quarterfinals at the Camp Nou.
“You sometimes score a goal without trying much for one and we happened to fail to score from four or five of our chances. We looked for more depth in attack through Karim and Callejon, with Cristiano Ronaldo playing inside.”
“It was easy to talk to my men during half-time. I had few things to change. Half-times are short when your team isn’t playing well; those ten minutes don’t seem enough. I only needed one minute today because my team played very well in the first half. I told them to keep it up.”
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Real Madrid came back from a two-goal deficit to draw 2-2 with Barcelona, but unfortunately that was not enough as The Whites were knocked out of the Copa del Rey 4-3 on aggregate.
Real Madrid will rue their missed chances, especially in the first twenty minutes when they had more than enough chances to win this match. The first chance came just 15 seconds into the game when Higuain was in alone one-on-one with Pinto, but he could not even put his shot on target.
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According to media reports in Spain, Jose Mourinho will quit his job as Real Madrid manager this summer.
For the first time Mourinho was booed and whistled at by the Bernabeu faithful as rumors continue to swirl around the team of divisions within the squad.
The sensational claim that Mourinho will quit came from highly-respected Spanish football journalist Siro Lopez, who said after Real Madrid’s 4-1 win against Athletic Bilbao at the weekend that the former Chelsea boss will walk away from his £11.5 million-a-year job at the end of the season.
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Iker Casillas played down divisions between the Spanish and Portuguese players in the Real Madrid team after Sunday’s win against Athletic Bilbao saying:
“We can’t start losing our minds and pointing the finger at each other. Whistles are really aimed at all of us. We must all be united, team and fans alike. That’s the way to earn good results. We must all row in the same direction if we want to celebrate winning the league title. I don’t have a bad relationship with any of my teammates. You’ll have to ask Marca about what they publish. I have nothing against it, but you’ll have to ask them about today’s article. We’re not here to say if it is or isn’t true. We shouldn’t get dragged into this.”
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Jose Mourinho shrugged off the whistles of the Real Madrid crowd on Sunday after reports emerged he was facing a player revolt.
Sports daily Marca had claimed the combustible Portuguese coach had accused some of his stars of betrayal by conducting a whispering campaign in the press in the aftermath of the midweek Copa del Rey defeat to bitter rivals Barcelona.
“You killed me in the mixed zone,” Mourinho was reported to have said to his players, referring to the bustling area where media get the opportunity to talk to players after matches. “Obviously, as you Spanish are the world champions, your friends in the press will protect you.”
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Real Madrid bounced back from their midweek Copa del Rey defeat to Barcelona with a comeback victory over ten-man Athletic Bilbao that kept them five points clear at the top of La Liga.
Real would have been desperate for a good start today following yet another defeat to Barça, but they found themselves trailing after just 13 minutes following a clinical Athletic counter-attack.
The move started with goalkeeper Gorka Iraizoz quickly throwing the ball out to Javi Martinez, who in turn fed possession inside to Ander Herrera before racing down the wing to pick up a return pass from his team-mate. Martinez then floated over a deep cross into the area where his Spain colleague Llorente volleyed home his 11th goal of the season.
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