Failure to hit hattrick saddens Bonaventure after Madrid draw

Club Brugge forward, Emmanuel Dennis Bonaventure has revealed how disappointed he is not to record a hattrick against Real Madrid in Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League Group A clash at the Santiago Bernabeu.

He is also disappointed that the club failed to grab the three points after playing a 2-2 draw against the one-time European champions.

Dennis scored twice in the first half before Real rallied back after the breakthrough Sergio Ramos and Casemiro.

“The feeling would have been even better if we had taken the three points home with us. Everyone expected Real to easily set us aside, but we prepared well and believed in our game,” Dennis told reporters after the game.

“We believed we could pick something up here. When we were 2-0 up, it gave us a good feeling, but it still played in the back of our minds that such a top team could also straighten this out. I am slightly disappointed with this one point. But it is a good point because you made it on the move in Bernabéu. This remains a big team,” Dennis remarked.

Dennis, who will be in Singapore for the friendly against Brazil on October 13 also took time to reflect on his goals.

“With the first goal, I wanted to control the ball so that the goalkeeper would lie down. But I missed my control so that my body was no longer in balance and I could work it in with my other foot,” he stated.

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“The second goal – I checked the ball and wanted to decide immediately, but I saw Courtois come out wild, so I decided to ‘chip’ the ball. Which ultimately paid off. It is a shame that the goalkeeper turned out with a good save at the third chance,” concluded the player.