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Butragueno laments Real Madrid’s lack of success against Malaga

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The Real Madrid director of institutional relations was unhappy with the 1-1 draw at the Santiago Bernabeu against the Andalusian outfit.
Karim Benzema’s first half strike was cancelled out by a http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Manuel-c23383 Pellegrini’s side a well earned draw against Real Madrid.
Real Madrid favourite, Emilio Butragueno, was unhappy with the result of the fixture that ended Los Blancos 11 match winning streak. Reflecting on the match, the retired Spanish footballer asked not to give in too much into the two dropped points.
The 48-year-old Madrid executive did not play down Los Blancos’ eight point advantage and highlighted that they still command a significant advantage in La Liga over bitter rivals, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604.
However, the former striker refused to rule out Madrid as Spanish champions and believes they will have to earn the title with 11 matches remaining.
"We like the stats before the game. Ten points seemed a distinct advantage and eight is a significant advantage. The league is not finished yet. It is true that we have a big lead but there is competition," Butragueno said while talking to Canal Plus.
However, Jose Mourinho and Florentino Perez’s confidant was unhappy with the draw. The once prolific striker lamented the dropped points as Madrid failed to show their predator instincts in the game.
Butragueno had special praise for Malaga and appreciated http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Santi-c32503 Cazorla’s goal that robbed Madrid of the three points in the dying minutes of the match.
Voicing his views, the pint sized former attacker believed that Malaga played a good match and profited from the quality in their squad.
"The team has not deserved the draw. In the second part we have lacked what made us different so far, score a goal. Cazorla has a goal."
"Malaga started the game very well. They have players who can play. But in the second half we controlled well with sometimes very clear.”
Butragueno also took out time to talk about Madridista and stated that the Santiago Bernabeu public as an intelligent group who came in numbers to support the Spanish giants in their clash against Malaga.
He added that the confidence and morale of players jumps as the fans flock to the stadium and hoped that the relationship between the two stays strong.  

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