Ramos answers nature's call
Zinedine Zidane revealed Sergio Ramos left the pitch in Real Madrid's win at Eibar in order to answer the call of nature.
Sergio Ramos left the pitch for a few minutes during Real Madrid's 2-1 win at Eibar because "he s**t himself a little", according to coach Zinedine Zidane.
The Spain international had been partly at fault for Eibar equalising early in the second half through Ivan Ramis, with Madrid's defence guilty of producing a sloppy performance.
Having already lost Raphael Varane to a head injury, Ramos headed off the pitch in the 73rd minute, causing confusion amongst media and spectators as Madrid had used all three substitutes.
After a few minutes, Ramos re-emerged from the bowels of the stadium and slotted back into Madrid's back four, as they ultimately went on to win 2-1 thanks to a pair of Cristiano Ronaldo goals - number two arriving six minutes from full-time.
And Zidane shed light on the situation in his post-match news conference, claiming Ramos needed to answer a call of nature.
"He s**t himself a little bit," Zidane said bluntly to reporters. "He went to the bathroom."