After his team missed the opportunity to get closer to the league leaders, Rafael Benitez demanded that his players show a willingness to fight for the "La Liga" champions title.
Although this weekend, after a draw against "Deportivo," "Barcelona" lost two points, "Real" not only failed to approach their main rivals, but also fell behind them in points after losing to the "Villarreal" team. Now the Madrid footballers are five points behind the leading teams "Atletico" and "Barcelona."
Speaking to journalists after the match, Benitez regretted the poor first half, during which "Villarreal" could have had a larger lead than one goal.
"It's hard to explain the first half. I wanted to see the team playing like they did in the second half, but we didn't do that."
"I don't think we lost the 'La Liga' title today. The leading teams will also drop points. We need to analyze why we didn't play in the first half as we did in the second. Sometimes it happens. To compete for the 'La Liga' champions title, you need to win many matches, and in this situation, the players must demonstrate that we are fighting for the trophy and want to win it," Benitez said after the match.
In the last five games in Spain, the "Real" team suffered three defeats. The next match for the Madrid club will be against the "Rayo Vallecano" team next Sunday.
