“If we had been given a penalty for the third time, he would have taken it,” said Luis Enrique. “The numbers speak for themselves, Sergio takes all our penalties.”
Ramos is known as a penalty specialist. His last miss was May 9, 2018. The Real Madrid captain then hit the bar against Sevilla. Then he shot 25 penalties in a row.
In his 177th international match, with which Ramos relieved Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon as record holder in Europe, it went wrong twice. In the 57th minute, Swiss goalkeeper Yann Sommer managed to knock Ramos’s soft shot into a corner kick. In the 80th minute, Sommer even grabbed Ramos’s failed pin.
“We recently played with Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Champions League against Real Madrid and I prepared well for Ramos’ penalties,” said Sommer. “I think he wanted to chip the second penalty, but it worked out well for me.” Sommer was passed just before the end by substitute Gerard Moreno.
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Ramos himself responded via Twitter: “A hotly contested point. Now is the time to reset and fight for the victory against Sevilla. It is not the mistakes that but the way we focus on the following goals. “
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