Madrid president Florentino Perez said it’s not happening now, but Benitez will remain in a hard situation because of the humiliating 4-0 loss to Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Saturday.
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It advanced to the knockout stage of the Champions League with two rounds to go, and is likely to finish first in its group ahead of Paris Saint-Germain. “The important thing was to get the three points and do so with this spirit of sacrifice”, said Madrid boss Rafael Benitez.
The team has been competitive in La Liga under Benitez but they haven’t had particularly strong success outside of Spain. While Portuguese Ronaldo has triumphed over the last two seasons (in a total of three wins), Argentinian Messi has previously claimed the coveted award four times while Brazilian Neymar makes the shortlist for FIFA’s player of the year award for the first time.
“With the defences we have these days, and how everyone knows how he plays, he is perhaps the best goalscorer in history. We have seen only flashes so far of Bale, there is a lot of confidence in him and that is why they will keep him next season for sure”.
The Real Madrid forward a few titles under his belt, including La Liga, the Copa del Rey, the Champions League and become Real Madrid’s record scorer. “Staying together I am sure we will win”.
Bale generally played on the right wing under Carlo Ancelotti and his wish to play through the centre was granted by Benitez but it has rarely paid off in an injury-plagued start to the season. “The team has tried in every way [against Almeria B] and I think the result is fair”.
The French prime minister Manuel Valls said yesterday that the 27-year-old Benzema, who has denied wrongdoing, should not be called up to the national squad. Benitez made a series of changes in Lviv with Brazilian midfielder Casemiro one of those to come in to add extra bite to the midfield.
Marcelo will also not recover in time for Cadiz, but is expected to return for league action next weekend.
Cadiz enter the fray this week on a strong run of form, with an unbeaten run extending back eight games now across all competitions.
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Now a goal up, the Merengues played with more freedom in the second half as Eibar stretched themselves in search of an equaliser.
