With Real Madrid having been knocked out of both the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Champions League in the space of a week, tempers have flared, reportedly leading to a huge bust-up between Sergio Ramos and club president Florentino Perez.
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According to AS, after Real's 4-1 loss to Ajax Amsterdam in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night, the club's chief waited for the players in the dressing room, where he angrily berated them for having a poor attitude.
The defeat led to Los Blancos being knocked out at the round of 16 following three consecutive UCL title wins, and that loss came in the same week they suffered two El Clasico defeats to the Catalan club too.
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Perez is believed to have gone as far as to call the team's performance "disgraceful", but one player in particular was not ready for the president's reprimanding.
It has been claimed that Ramos, who did not play in the second leg at the Santiago Bernabeu due to suspension, fired back at the president and put the blame on him for Real's poor season, and is even believed to have said: "Pay me up and I'll go. I've given everything and busted a gut for this badge, for this club and even for you."
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After the heated exchange, Perez reportedly met with his board to discuss the way forward for the club.
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