Steven Gerrard has admitted that Rafa Benitez’s future at Real Madrid looks bleak after receiving a “vote of confidence” from president Florentino Perez just a few months into his tenure as manager. Although he says he is not in a hurry to get promoted, Zidane’s name will be mentioned every time Madrid fails to get a win.
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Real Madrid struggled to put Saturday’s nightmare 4-0 home defeat to Barcelona behind them, just about surviving a stunning fightback by Shakhtar Donetsk to win 4-3 and finish top of Group A.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice, while Luka Modric and Dani Carvajal were also on target for Real, who had already made sure of their place in the round-of-16 before Wednesday’s match at the Lviv Arena.
“This is not the first time this has happened so we have to pick ourselves up and improve”.
“Of course, I would like to thank the executives for their support”. We have a great team and wonderful players. Not only was Barcelona’s performance a mastery of attacking football-with the likes of Luis Suarez and Andres Iniesta particularly superb-they also humiliated their fierce rivals by picking up the convincing win at the Bernabeu, the home of their bitter enemies. “We have to try to correct the mistakes and continue working hard”. “These two defeats mustn’t affect the impression of growth offered by this team”.
However, chinks have developed in Real’s armour in the recent games, and the hosts for the occasion, Shakhtar, will be attempting to inflict further damage on the visitors as they eye Europa League spot.
Check out this free online live stream of the game here, and watch Real Madrid Vs Shakhtar Donetsk in the Group Stages matchup! The good thing is that we are only in November and there is a long way to go before the end of the season’. “We must be all united – that is the key for the team to achieve its objectives this season”. “We want to achieve at least one of those objectives, if not all of them”. “I was hurt by the game last weekend but I’ve got plenty of enthusiasm looking forward to the games to come”.
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“I will do the best possible job for the fans”. Not so much a Real Madrid one. “We have to work to prevent this from happening again”, Isco commented. We signed him to turn things around.
