Julen Lopetegui spoke in the mixed zone after Sunday's defeat to Real Madrid: "The team fought until the end, and they were in the game. We had chances with the final ball but we weren't accurate with them. The team put in a big effort. It's a shame that we haven't taken a point from the match, it was even".
The Basque manager spoke about two parts of the match, where Madrid managed to come out on top in both: "In the first half we played better, but we lost the ball twice and both their chances came as a result of them. In the second half we were lacking in quality going forward and although we lost the ball less, we needed an end product in the final third. If you don't take your chances against Madrid, they punish you, and that's what happened today".
The gameplan did not come off, and it's time to look forward: "The details are important. The idea was to get shots off and stop Madrid in transition. It did not happen and we've paid for it". Finally, he spoke about his yellow card: "Maybe I deserve it for protesting, but it was a blatant shirt-pull. I don't think it's the right time to talk about the refereeing".
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