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Aug 15, 2018 at 8pm UK
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Julen Lopetegui: 'Real Madrid need to improve'

Real Madrid manager Julen Lopetegui admits that his side need to improve "in all facets" following their 4-2 UEFA Super Cup defeat to Atletico Madrid in Estonia.

Real Madrid manager Julen Lopetegui has admitted that his side need to improve "in all facets" after their 4-2 loss to city rivals Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday night.

Lopetegui watched his side lose in extra time of his first match since succeeding Zinedine Zidane as manager, with Atletico coming from behind to lift the trophy at Real's expense.

The game was also Real's first since selling club-record goalscorer Cristiano Ronaldo, and Lopetegui stressed the need for improvement having shipped four goals - a fate which did not befall Madrid once during Zidane's tenure.

"We are not happy and the negative is that we have conceded four goals and this is not normal. This will have to be improved, without a doubt," Lopetegui told AS in his post-match conference.

"We have to improve in all facets, we do not like when we make mistakes and we have to improve in everything, not only in individual errors.

"[It is a] feeling of frustration and sadness. But knowing that responsibility forces us to get up and try to improve and start the league as we want to start."

Real next play Getafe on Saturday, their opening La Liga game of the post-Ronaldo era.

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sevilla11004133
2Barcelona11003033
3Levante11003033
4Real Madrid11002023
5Athletic Bilbao11002113
6Huesca11002113
7Real Sociedad11002113
8Atletico MadridAtletico10101101
9Celta Vigo10101101
10Espanyol10101101
11Valencia10101101
12GironaGirona10100001
13Real Valladolid10100001
14EibarEibar100112-10
15Leganes100112-10
16Villarreal100112-10
17Getafe100102-20
18Rayo Vallecano100114-30
19AlavesAlaves100103-30
20Real Betis100103-30
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