Manager Xabi Alonso said Real Madrid 's 5-2 defeat to Atlético Madrid in Saturday's derby "hurts," but admitted the result was deserved after "a bad game" and stressed the importance of his side's reaction to the defeat.

A four-goal first half saw the two teams go in at the break 2-2 at the Metropolitano, after Robin Le Normand put Atlético ahead, Kylian Mbappé and Arda Güler scored, and Alexander Sørloth levelled in added time.

Julián Álvarez scored a penalty and a free kick to put the home side on top, before substitute Antoine Griezmann added a fifth late on, to condemn Alonso's table-topping Madrid to their first defeat of the season.

"It was a bad game," Alonso said in his postmatch news conference. "We didn't play well collectively, with or without the ball. We we

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