Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos says they must fight to stop their slide after defeat to Real Sociedad.

Madrid have begun the New Year with one point from two games.

Ramos said, "It upsets all of our plans. We would have liked to have got the year off to a good start, but it's not turned out that way. We're going through a bad spell.

"The team performed well in spells but we lacked that cutting edge and luck in front of goal and had we had it, we'd be reflecting on a different result right now. We've been through a lot of tough times and this is another such spell. We've got to look at ourselves. It's all about performing as best we can and being clinical, particularly because football is all about the results.

"You go through periods in football where everything goes for you and right now nothing is going our way. Sometimes the woodwork gets in the way and at others you're not creating the chances… We can't blame the referee for the result, although he had a defining role, but we've also got to look at ourselves.

"We're going to keeping battling, but it's difficult because Barcelona don't usually slip up and the gap is opening up. We're going to stick together and fight until the end. Real Madrid won't lie down, even if we're kicked seven times."