Chronicle (Zimbabwe)

Ramos disgusted by Madrid performanc­e

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MADRID (BBC Sport) — Sergio Ramos has launched into Cristiano Ronaldo and said he is “f****d off ” after being substitute­d during Real Madrid’s 2-2 draw against Levante on Saturday night. The Real Madrid skipper even laid some of the blame at the feet of manager Zinedine Zidane. The Spanish La Liga soccer champions lost further grou ground on league leaders Barcelona after they conceded a last-minute l equaliser away to Levante.

However, when w the visitors were 2-1 up, Ronaldo was substitute­d b before they let slip the maximum points.

And Real skipper Ramos was raging after the game because of th the embarrassi­ng result.

“Cristiano is f****d off like everyone because we all want to help as much as possible and when we cannot it’s tough,” Ramos R said.

“We must continue working and thinking about the match that w we have left before the Champions League.”

Los Blanco Blancos face Real Sociedad next up before their crucial Champions Cha League clash with Paris SaintGerma­in.

And the S Spain internatio­nal has demanded that his side improve by the time that game comes around.

“We’re all f****d f off because we tied a game that was won,” Ramos added.

“We have not known how to handle the result and in the end w we lose two points to be fighting with those from above.

“The league leagu is very complicate­d and the week is very long but we m must continue competing because it is the only way to p play a good role in the Champions League, which is the competitio­n that we have left.”

Ramos als also laid some of the blame at the feet of manager Zid Zidane, who is likely to get sacked if Real lost to PSG.

“The respo responsibi­lity of this situation is ours and the coach,” he said. sa

Real Madrid Mad boss Zidane said he was “disgusted” with his sid side after they conceded an 89th-minute equaliser in a 2-2 draw against Levante.

Isco slotted slotte home after 81 minutes, but Giampaolo Pazzini earned Levante a point after he was played in behind the Real defence.

Emmanuel Boateng earlier cancelled out Ramos’ opener for Real.

The defending champions are fourth in La Liga, 18 points behind leaders Barcelona, who played Espanyol yesterday.

It was Real’s sixth draw of the season - combined with four defeats - and they are only two points clear of fifth-placed Villarreal to increase the pressure on Zidane.

Real are without a clean sheet in six La Liga matches and their defence was arguably at fault for both goals with Pazzini unmarked for the equaliser and Jose Luis Morales left one-on-one for Boateng’s first-half equaliser.

Keylor Navas saved Morales’ shot but the ball fell to Boateng, who calmly swept home.

Real missed several second-half chances, with Cristiano Ronaldo, who was later replaced, having a shot from close range blocked by Cheick Doukoure.

Karim Benzema scuffed wide from the edge of the box after dribbling past four defenders, while Ramos forced Levante goalkeeper Oier into a smart save from the resulting corner.

“This year for us is a complicate­d year because we haven’t put six good results together in a row,” Zidane said.

“We are disgusted with performanc­e of the team.

“The game was controlled, doing the most difficult things, but we didn’t know how to score. Then there are two errors we make in the two goals.” the result and the

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