Real Madrid's 40 Games Undefeated streak, surceased by Sevilla

Real Madrid's 40 matches undefeated run is finally ended by Sevilla, Real Madrid broke the previous record of 39 unbeaten matches that was held by Barcelona in 2015/2016.

Madrid tasted defeat for the first time since the 2-0 loss to Wolfsburg on April 6.

Sampaoli's side was more motivated to win the tie when they met in the Round of 16 after coming from 3-0 deficit to 3-3 on the second leg.

The La Liga game was the third game in ten days between the two sides, the game saw Cristiano Ronaldo scoring the 67th-minute penalty goal for the visitors with which he tied a La Liga record for the most no. of penalties scored in the competition's history with 56 which was previously held by Hugo Sanchez.

An 85th-minute own goal from Sergio Ramos opened the scoring for Los Rojiblancos just to later see a long-range stunner from Stevan Jovetic completing the turnaround deep into injury time.

The latest signing Stevan Jovetic joined Sevilla from Inter on loan until the end of the season with an option to buy, he has been impressive in both the games he played against Madrid. After losing Gameiro to Athletico Madrid it seems finally they have found the perfect striker in Jovetic.


Real Madrid Manager Zinedine Zidane expressed his disappointment saying "The defeat is a bit harsh on us, but that's the way things go in football and we must continue to perform as we have been up until now. We knew that the run would have to come to an end at some point."

"We've now got to look forwards. We knew that the run would come to an end and all of the games from now on will be tough. It's a pity that we conceded two goals with just five minutes to go. We're hurt after the defeat, but we've got to now turn our attentions to Wednesday's game."

 “It’s very difficult now to lift the players after a defeat like that but it wasn’t due to lack of concentration. There are moments within the game and these things can happen over the 90 minutes. It’s what it is and we’ll look at the things we can improve on. I’m a bit disappointed with the two goals."

The run had Real Madrid defeating the likes of Manchester City, Atletico Madrid in the Champions League Semi final and Final respectively, and being undefeated against Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona and many others. The defeat led Los Blancos to a three points decrease in gap from five to two points clear of Barcelona with one game in hand.