Los Blancos were recently able to win against the second-place Spanish La Liga side, Atletico Madrid and Xabi Alonso believes the match was really competitive.
Real Madrid were in action over the weekend and they were facing their local city rivals, Atletico Madrid, who have been having a phenomenal season this time around.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Diego-c11058 Simeone has helped his players take the second spot in the Spanish La Liga, as they have rarely dropped any points in the league.
However, the game against Real Madrid was a tough one and the last time they were able to win against their rival side was back in 1999.
Yet again Atletico Madrid failed to come out with a positive result and Real Madrid played a superb game in which http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-c9622 Ronaldo’s performance acted as a catalyst.
The Portuguese skipper scored the first goal on the night from a free-kick, something which all the fans were looking for as soon as he stepped over to take it.
Later, in the second half, Los Blancos were under pressure but http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ronaldo-c31734 helped them lift it from their shoulders as his assist to Mesut Ozil also resulted in a goal.
The game ended with the final score-line of 2-0, and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Xabi-Alonso-c37045 believes that even though it seems that Real Madrid won comfortably, the game was quite competitive.
“We wanted to win after our loss last weekend. We had to make sure that we bounced back.”
“The whole game was very competitive, but we controlled it very well and we didn't have too many problems.”
“We knew it would be competitive because they came with a good dynamic.”
Los Blancos were eleven points behind Barcelona and eight points behind Atletico Madrid; however, after the win, Jose Mourinho’s men have shrunk the gap between them and the second spot.
On the other hand, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 are still 11 points clear of Real Madrid, as the Catalan giants recorded a 5-1 victory over Bilbao on the weekend.
Regarding how Real Madrid should focus on getting points and not cutting the gap, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alonso-c5254 said:
“There are many point to play for. We should focus on adding in three, not trying to cut the difference as soon as possible.”
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