Real Madrid’s striker Kylian Mbappe has slammed his team after a 4-2 loss against Benfica in the Champions League on Wednesday. With this loss, Los Blancos will lose out on a spot in the top eight of the tournament.

Mbappé scored a brace at the Estadio da Luz on Wednesday but his efforts were not good enough for his team. Madrid now face a playoff to make the knockout stage next month.

Benfica goalkeeper keeper Anatoliy Turbin scored a stunning 98th-minute header to help his team qualify into the playoffs in 24th place on goal difference.

“It isn’t about quality, and it isn’t about tactics,” Mbappé told journalists in the post-match mixed zone, when asked to explain the loss. “It’s about having more desire than your opponent.

“You could see that everything was on the line for Benfica, and you couldn’t see that for us, and that’s a problem. Before the game, both teams had something to play for: us being in the top eight, and Benfica being among the 24. We saw it from Benfica, but you didn’t see it from us.”

The French International admitted the team hasn’t been consistent enough in their game, which led to their downfall.

“I don’t have a clear explanation,” Mbappé said. “It wasn’t the same [at Benfica] as against Villarreal, and that’s a problem. We aren’t being consistent in our play. We have to solve that.

“We can’t do it one day, and then not another. A team of champions doesn’t do that.

“We have two more games, and that hurts a bit. We wanted to have time in February to work on our play, and instead we’ll play the playoffs.”

“In the Champions League every detail is important if you want to win,” Mbappé said. “Benfica showed that if you don’t come here with everything you need to win a Champions League game, your opponent will destroy you.”

Real Madrid will next take on Rayo Vallecano on Sunday at home in the La Liga.