Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos has no doubts the European champions will reign supreme again after they suffered UEFA Super Cup defeat against Atletico Madrid.
Bragging rights went in favour of city rivals Atletico, who were 4-2 extra-time winners over Madrid in Tallinn on Wednesday.
It was Madrid’s first defeat in an international final since 2000 as doubts emerged regarding the state of the team following Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to Juventus.
Cada derrota nos enseña algo que debemos aprender. Volveremos a ganar con este escudo, que nadie lo dude. #HalaMadrid ayer, hoy, mañana y siempre.
We learn something from every defeat. We will make this badge win again.#HalaMadrid yesterday, today, tomorrow and forever. pic.twitter.com/JlOzICxohX
— Sergio Ramos (@SergioRamos) August 16, 2018
However, Ramos – who put Madrid ahead from the penalty spot before Diego Costa’s second goal forced extra time in the Estonian capital, where Saul Niguez and Koke sealed the victory – issued a rallying cry via social media.
“We learn something from every defeat. We will make this badge win again,” Ramos wrote on Twitter. “No one will doubt it.
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“#HalaMadrid yesterday, today, tomorrow and forever.”
Julen Lopetegui’s Madrid open their La Liga campaign against Getafe at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday.
Sergio Ramos channeled his inner Conor McGregor by doing the ‘The Billi Strut’ during the UEFA Super Cup final.Once Ramos converted a penalty, he wheeled away in celebration before eventually doing his best McGregor impression.
Ramos took aim at former team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo following the Portuguese’s move from Real Madrid to Juventus.
Cristiano Ronaldo moved from Real Madrid to Juventus over the summer in a near £100million move after establishing himself as arguably the best player in Los Blancos history.
Despite being Real Madrid’s all-time top goal scorer, Ronaldo suggested that Juventus was more of a ‘family’ than he had in the Spanish capital.
On hearing this Sergio Ramos responded to Ronaldo’s statement by telling the Juventus star that “no player is bigger than the club”.
“Here were have always felt like a family, so I don’t know what he was talking about,” he said. “We have had lots of success, which is because we are a family and he was part of that family, which we have continued to have.
“It’s obviously a negative when you lose a player like Cristiano Ronaldo, but we can continue to win and in Real Madrid’s history many have come and gone, but Real Madrid continue to win.