Real Madrid were defeated 2-1 by Real Betis at the Benito Villamarín in a challenging encounter. Los Blancos forward Vinicius Jr admitted the loss was a ‘bad match’ by their standards. He hailed the fans to bring ‘madness at the Santiago Bernabeu’ for the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16 game against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday (IST) The upcoming matches between the sides will be the third and fourth Madrid derby of the season with the two league ties having finished in draws. Head coach Carlo Ancelotti admitted if the Los Blancs played this way in the two-legged tie then they will not win. He said: “If we play like that, we’re not going to win on Tuesday, that’s pretty clear. Hopefully, this match will serve as a wake-up call, a lesson. It seemed that the team was much more organised and compact in recent times, but today we weren’t able to do that like in previous games.”
