Valverde: When we lost to Sharif, no one thought we could win the championship. We lost because of a lack of concentration.

Early this morning, Real Madrid lost 0-1 to Liverpool in the Champions League. After the game, Valverde accepted an interview with the media.

Valverde said: "Taking into account the intensive schedule and the fact that losing here may still guarantee you promotion to the top eight... But well, for Real Madrid, we have to go all out to win. Indeed, when we won the Champions League and also lost to Sharif in the first game at the Bernabeu, no one thought that we could win the Champions League later."

"The loss was not due to attitude, but to a lack of concentration when defending their set pieces. We had known that their set pieces were strong and menacing, and we should have concentrated more."

Talking about Courtois, Valverde said: "We have one of the best goalkeepers in the world, or even one, but this is football."