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Jorge Valdano, a former Real Madrid player from 1984 to 1987 and coach of the "White Ballet" from 1994 to 1996, analyzed Real Madrid's first official match defeat under José Mourinho for Movistar Plus Deportes. On Friday, the "Royals" fell 0-1 to Betis.
"Well, it was ill-timed. It interrupts a happy period for Real Madrid, which had been giving the impression of growing with each passing match," Valdano commented.
The 70-year-old former footballer described the defeat as "surprising" and shared: "I was left with the feeling that the squad against Betis was the closest to the starting eleven that Real Madrid could field."
"For the first time, everyone played; for the first time, he had everyone available, and the result was a heavy blow," he emphasized.
"It seems to me that this is a very, very technically gifted team, with many goals, and that's precisely what was missing in Seville."
"I view it as an extraordinary match, in the literal sense of the word. Beyond the normal, beyond the usual," he said regarding Mourinho's team's loss.
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