BARCELONA, Spain: Alvaro Arbeloa admitted Real Madrid must accept the wrath of their fans after their disappointing season ended with Barcelona lifting the La Liga title in their own eyes.
The 0-2 defeat to Barcelona in the El Clasico at Camp Nou early this morning confirmed their arch-rivals’ 29th league title with three matches remaining.
This ensures that Real end the season without any trophies after a campaign full of disappointment.
“There’s not much we can say. We understand the fans’ disappointment and anger towards this season. All we can do is keep working hard and look ahead and learn from all the mistakes this year.”
“Real Madrid will always get back up. We’ve fallen many times and gotten back up, but I understand the anger felt by every Real Madrid fan. We have to work to change this situation,” said Arbeloa.
Real’s season continues to be turbulent after being eliminated in the Champions League quarter-finals by Bayern Munich, as well as the incident of a fight in the dressing room involving Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni last week.
Arbeloa insisted his players cannot give up even though the title race is over and wants the team to finish the season professionally.
“With a greater sense of responsibility, even though our season is over, we can’t let ourselves down. We have to go out there to win.
“We are defending something bigger than ourselves, which is the Real Madrid badge. We need to endure three more great matches and achieve three wins,” he said.
Asked whether Real needed a major overhaul, Arbeloa remained confident in the quality of the existing squad.