Real Madrid skipper Sergio Ramos left the field for five minutes in Saturday’s win over Eibar to answer the call of nature, according to his manager Zinedine Zidane. The Spanish giants briefly only had 10 men on the pitch from the 73rd minute onwards after Ramos dashed off the pitch and down the tunnel into the dressing room.
His sudden departure caused some confusion at the time, though he did return, and Zidane gave an incredibly blunt – and slightly vomit-inducing – account of what happened afterwards.
Asked about the abrupt departure, the French boss told reporters: ‘Ramos shat himself a little bit. ‘I think Sergio had to take a shit, he went to the toilet and returned in a minute.’
Real were unable to substitute Ramos to allow him to take care of business as they had already used all three of their substitutions – with Nacho having already replaced the injured Raphael Varane in the first half – so he left the field with the scores tied at 1-1.
But he returned just in time to see in-form Cristiano Ronaldo grab his second goal of the match – and 33rd of the season – to secure a 2-1 victory. That result sees Real gain three points on city rivals Atletico, though they are still four points adrift of second spot and Diego Simeone’s side have a game in hand.
