Real Madrid manager Julen Lopetegui has admitted his team were second best as they crashed to a 3-0 defeat against Sevilla, but vowed that his side will bounce back this weekend against Atletico Madrid.
Real were well beaten at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium on Wednesday evening, with Los Blancos suffering a 3-0 defeat thanks to three first half Sevilla goals which stunned the Champions League holders.
Lopetegui, speaking to the press as quoted by RealMadrid.com, analysed where his team went wrong.
“Our problem was that Sevilla were clearly better than us, particularly in the opening stages.