Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti admits their 0-0 draw with Real Betis was "upsetting".
On a day Barcelona defeated Valencia, the result leaves Real Madrid ten points behind the LaLiga leaders.
Ancelotti said, "It was an open game and that's how we wanted it to be. We lacked effectiveness up front. In the end, in the last thirty minutes we created more chances, but at the moment we lack efficiency. We make one more pass than we should, too many one-twos... Today we could've scored because we had three or four clear chances, but in the last three games the statistic is self-evident: we've only scored one goal.
"We're very good at the back, but there is a lack of balance. Milito and Rdiger were outstanding in defence. . That's how I see the tie. We try to dribble when we shouldn't or pass when we should be shooting at goal. It's a collective problem of individual decisions."
"I'm upset more than angry. It's not normal that a team with this much quality didn't score more than one goal in the last three games. The players are also disappointed because we've got the quality to score and we've always done it. We need to be more clinical."
He added, "I don't think the league is over. It's a big lead, nine points, but we have to fight until the end. I don't know what will happen, but we've still got a lot of games to play. One thing that is evident is that we have to do better."