Raul offers "no excuses" to Real Madrid fans

Real Madrid captain Raul admits he has nothing to say to fans after last night's 2-0 reverse against Deportivo La Coruna.

The Spanish striker admitted Deportivo dominated the game, saying: "It was completely different compared to Recreativo. Against Recreativo they shocked us on the counterattack, but this time Deportivo had much more of the ball than us."

"We must start getting hold of the ball more."

"Truly, the team did not play well. There's no excuses. We are professional players, we know that in four days we have another important game and it is necessary to lift our heads."

"The worse thing is that we have let a good opportunity to get closer to Sevilla and Barcelona slip by."

Asked what he could say to Real fans, Raul replied: "I do not know. It is logical that they are upset."