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09th Nov 2015

VIDEO: Real Madrid’s defeat to Sevilla ends a remarkable run – but is Gareth Bale to blame?

Scapegoat

Tom Victor

Real Madrid are three points behind rivals Barcelona after defeat to Sevilla, but the result is even more notable than that.

The 3-2 reverse brings to an end a 20-game unbeaten run, split evenly between Rafa Benitez and his predecessor Carlo Ancelotti.

In those 20 games, Madrid have scored a quite remarkable 64 goals. They won 16 of those games, including a 7-3 victory over Getafe, a 9-1 demolition of Granada and 5-0 and 6-0 wins over Real Betis and Espanyol respectively.

Gareth Bale returned to the starting line-up after a spell out injured, and naturally he was made a scapegoat by some fans.

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