The Spanish international failed to convert from the penalty spot as Jose Mourinho’s men were knocked out of UEFA Champions League by Bayern Munich.
Bayern Munich overcame a resilient Real Madrid in a penalty shootout at the Santiago Bernabeu to book a UEFA Champions League final meeting with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786.
While the Bundesliga outfit looks to become the first team to win the title on home ground, Los Blancos once again failed to their tally of 9-European triumphs.
Madridista saw their favourite side crumble under pressure in the penalties, with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629, Kaka and Sergio Ramos failing to convert from close range.
Afterwards, the ever competitive http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-Ramos-c33096 was understandably unhappy with their ousting from the elite European club competition but claimed that the result will not have any negative bearing on their end of season report card.
Ramos stated that Los Blancos would have liked to reach the finals but cannot complain as they saw their efforts undone by a competent rival in the form of Bayern Munich.
He added that Real Madrid players should not give in to the defeat and must now try to secure La Liga title.
Ramos agreed that Madrid would like to reach the final; however, he also admitted that even though they have failed in doing so, the season is not ending at a low. He also admitted that Bayern Munich played quality football and said that he is proud of his
team as they are currently having a great season.
Analyzing the match, Ramos revealed that Madrid had to rethink their strategy aginst Bayern Munich that boasts a formidable attacking quartet, composed of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Toni-Kroos-c35425.
"We tried everything but we knew we faced the likes of [Arjen] Robben, [Franck] Ribery and [Mario] Gomez. The match went through many different phases after our second goal. We can't attack all the time.”
"We must move on. This hurts because the final was within our reach. It's a real shame to be eliminated in a penalty shoot-out. It is something you never want. We must hold our heads high."
Despite their ousting from UEFA Champions League, Jose Mourinho’s men need to secure La Liga title, their first in four years. Real Madrid have a 7-point advantage over http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 in the Primera Division rankings with four matches remaining until the culmination
of the 2011/12 season.
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