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La Liga. Sevilla - Real Madrid 3-0. Coaches' opinions At a press conference after the match with Sevilla, Madrid head coach Julen Lopetegui admitted his team's mistakes in the lost match, and Pablo Machin was happy for his players and for the game they showed against such a strong opponent. Julen Lopetegui: "You could say we had a bad match, but Sevilla had a very good one" About team errors Sevilla were stronger and deserved to win. We didn't play the match as planned and paid for it in the first half by conceding quick goals. In the second half we equalized and hoped that if we scored we could get back into the game. We scored, but the goal was not counted in the end, after which we missed more chances to score and could not come back. In general, we can say that we had a bad match, and Sevilla a very good one. On the lack of pressure and aggressiveness “We were going to press, but it didn’t work out, which is evident from the result: Sevilla surpassed

LaLiga confirm the next two match days will be played behind closed doors LaLiga has notified clubs that, in accordance with information from the Higher Sports Council (CSD) and in response to the health crisis surrounding the coronavirus, all Primera and Segunda División games will be played behind closed doors for at least the next two weeks, starting today. This means Real Madrid-Éibar, set for Friday the 13th of March, and Real Madrid-Valencia on Saturday the 21st of March, will be played without fans at the Santiago Bernabéu. According to LaLiga information, stadium access will be strictly limited to the following groups: Players, coaching staff and match officials. Both teams' board of directors. Technical staff with functions strictly related to holding the games, up to a maximum of 100 people. LaLiga delegates, match directors, anti-doping officials and healthcare personnel. Integrity officials, public and private security agents, guards for the app

Real Madrid. Lopetegui: "I expect a match of the highest level where we'll have to really compete" "We're on the right line and we'll give our best against Atlético", added the coach. Julen Lopetegui appeared in the press room at Real Madrid City after the last training session ahead of the derby (Saturday, 8:45pm CEST). The Real Madrid coach spoke about the match against Atlético: "In a derby everything is important, it’s a match that has an emotional element and we have to go in to it prepared for everything. It's not just another game, it's a demanding game and the team will be ready". "I expect an even game, very demanding and tough. You have to compete, as well as playing well. My team is going to be ready for the kind of match we have tomorrow. We’re up against a good side, a team set up for big games that has great players. We expect that the game will be played at the highest level and we’ll be prepared to match tho