Real Madrid captured imaginations with their record breaking 40-game unbeaten streak, but the run finally ended on Sunday as Los Blancos lost out to Sevilla 2-1.
Real Madrid led their second match against Sevilla in four days through Cristiano Ronaldo’s 56th La Liga penalty in the 67th minute, and looked all set to re-establish their five point lead at the top of the table over fierce rivals Barcelona.
However, with just five minutes to go in regulation time, club captain Sergio Ramos headed Pablo Sarabia’s free kick into his own net to bring the scores level to 1-1.
The undefeated run was still intact, however with just a few seconds to go in the match, new signing Stevan Jovetic struck his second goal in as many games for Sevilla to bring an end to the streak at 40.
Here are the best tweets after Real Madrid’s unbeaten run ended in dramatic fashion at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium on Sunday night.
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Our unbeaten record ends at 40 matches, a Spanish record. pic.twitter.com/kNpS4SOt4j— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadriden) January 15, 2017
Real Madrid’s 40-game unbeaten run is over.
Absolute madness in Sevillehttps://t.co/ZV8c8rxSaF pic.twitter.com/NHxVs7QN4b
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) January 15, 2017
Sevilla 2-1 Real Madrid FT:
Shots: 10-10
Possession: 55%-45%
Chances created: 8-6Real Madrid lose for the first time since April. ? pic.twitter.com/God7k6FT3H
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) January 15, 2017
Sevilla end Real Madrid’s 40-match unbeaten run! ? pic.twitter.com/E9ToqM21nQ
— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) January 15, 2017
Real Madrid’s form:
WWWWWDWWWWWWWWWWWDDDDWWWWWDWWWWWDDWWWWWDL
It’s over. pic.twitter.com/PPCFXcqQ59
— Football Tweets (@FutballTweets) January 15, 2017
Longest unbeaten runs across all competitions in Europe’s top 5 leagues
Juventus (43)
AC Milan (42)
Real Madrid (40)
Nottingham Forest (40) pic.twitter.com/fDfAx15Ftk— Squawka Football (@Squawka) January 15, 2017
End of the streak for Zinedine Zidane and Real Madrid pic.twitter.com/pBK0BhO7Em
— Troll Football (@TrollFootball) January 15, 2017
Stevan Jovetic’s week:
– 10th: Joins Sevilla ?
– 12th: Scores on his debut ⚽️
– 15th: Ends Real Madrid’s 40-game unbeaten run ✅ pic.twitter.com/7sgnKutDvh— SPORF (@Sporf) January 15, 2017
Real Madrid’s defeat to Sevilla is the first time they’ve lost to a Spanish team away from home under Zinedine Zidane. ? pic.twitter.com/UoI8HsvVG9
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) January 15, 2017
Some Real Madrid fans hailed the club’s historic unbeaten run, even as it ended in dramatic fashion at Sevilla:
Everyone was keeping an eye on Real Madrid, waiting for them to lose a game. We did. Our campaign will continue.
— Ali (@RM_Insider) January 15, 2017
???????…
when you get to know @realmadrid has lost tonight
✌???????…
when you realize its only after 40 games… #HalaMadrid— Huzaif Atiq (@huzaif7a) January 16, 2017
The fact that it took almost a year for a team to defeat Real Madrid it’s unreal!
— Adrian (@adrianloza87) January 16, 2017
Real Madrid’s defeat to Sevilla is the first time they’ve lost to a Spanish team away from home under Zinedine Zidane. ? pic.twitter.com/RlzQCfEMDW
— Tohari Warhamni (@mastohari) January 16, 2017
40 unbeaten comes to an end. #zinedinezidane #RealMadrid well done boys #HalaMadrid
— Merc Lover ?? (@masawiwacho) January 16, 2017
Real Madrid lost for being unlucky. Reverse. https://t.co/pkajKn6lmM
— Petrick Sinuraya (@petrick_hc) January 16, 2017
Only Real Madrid can go 40 matches unbeaten and people will have such a meltdown lol. Calm down, we lost against the 2nd best team in Spain.
— Iscoholic (@Iscoholic) January 16, 2017
Real Madrid 2016/2017:
• 30 Games
• 21 Wins
• 8 Draws
• 1 Loss
• 90 Goals Scored
• 35 Goals Allowed
• 7 Cleansheets¡Hala Madrid! pic.twitter.com/Ovt3f193tR
— RMadridHome (@RMadridHome_) January 15, 2017
No season is perfect. At some point, you’re going to lose. Thankfully this run has put us in a position to still be on top + a game in hand.
— RMadridHome (@RMadridHome_) January 15, 2017
The all-time Spanish unbeaten record Zidane’s Real Madrid managed lasted for a mind-blowing 284 days! pic.twitter.com/hzldQnvTbH
— M•A•J (@UItraSuristic) January 15, 2017
Vamos Zizou! ?????? pic.twitter.com/ijmhNMPJHJ
— M•A•J (@UItraSuristic) January 16, 2017
Sergio Ramos found support from Real Madrid fans after his own goal triggered the Sevilla comeback, however rival fans had a gala time trolling the Spain international:
WE STAND BEHIND OUR CAPTAIN
KEEP YOUR HEADS UP @SergioRamos pic.twitter.com/YrWCkZoBqR
— Team Ramos (@TheKingSR4) January 15, 2017
We got your back, Capitan. We ride together, we die together. This is not the end. @SergioRamos pic.twitter.com/Tzle6Mx4sy
— . (@madridista_ffm) January 15, 2017
Everyone quick to talk bad about Sergio Ramos but y’all suddenly forgot how much he’s done ???
— Bryan ? (@bbrryyaann619) January 15, 2017
Not 90+ this time but still a nice header from Sergio Ramos #SEVRMA ?? pic.twitter.com/AtvTce9aaq
— Ruben ? (@uberbowl) January 15, 2017
By far my favorite Sergio Ramos headed goal
— Luca Gierl (@LucaGierl) January 15, 2017
Sergio Ramos left Sevilla in 2005 and he is still scoring goals for them. ??? #SEVRMA
— Christian Van Slyke (@christianvnfifa) January 15, 2017
Sergio Ramos means more to me than some of my family memebers so I’ll let this slide
— Jungshook (@swanye_west) January 15, 2017
Keep ur head up broda!!@SergioRamos
We are always with u.#HalaMadridYNadaMas pic.twitter.com/EAETG59pYO— Kapil Pandey (@MadridKapil) January 16, 2017
We win together. We lose together. Withour Ramos, the incredible unbeaten run wouldn’t have been possible. Proud of the captain @SergioRamos
— ZIZOU (@RMadridCastilla) January 15, 2017
Sergio Ramos Garcia. He is the reason the winning streak got this far. pic.twitter.com/Bx18gixv9P
— . (@madridista_ffm) January 15, 2017
Keep your head up Captain @SergioRamos you’re the strongest player I know, you taught us never to give up and to fight till the end! ?❤ pic.twitter.com/Ioak3OaCVR
— ♔ღ♔Mr.Omar.C.R♔ღ♔ (@OMAR_CR7_) January 15, 2017
S Ramos own goal leading to Sevilla beating Real Madrid, three days after *that* celebration. Biggest football karma since Gerrard’s slip.
— W A F U L A (@GazzahBuoy) January 16, 2017