There was nothing the Slovenian could do, though, to prevent the Frenchman moving out on his own as La Liga’s top scorer with six goals as he powered home a header from Dani Carvajal’s inch-perfect cross from the right.
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The striker has been been taken off in six of his eight appearances under the new boss at the Santiago Bernabeu and admitted he was frustrated at making way for Mateo Kovacic in the 77th minute against Atletico Madrid last time out despite having headed his team into the lead. Why did the team play so well and why were they so superior to Atletico then?
They are, however, ahead of title rivals Barcelona on goal difference.
“Since Madrid announced the signing of Benítez, I felt that he is a coach that jars with the style of the club”.
“We’ve played Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla and Villarreal both away”.
Real Madrid manager Rafa Benitez says he understands striker Karim Benzema’s frustrations, yet insists there is no rift between him and the talented forward.
“It’s true I’m fed up of being taken off”, Benzema said.
‘I’m calm and will continue to work so I’m not always substituted.
Spanish paper Marca were also less than impressed with Benitez following Real’s draw at the Vicente Calderon.
In an interview with the sports talk-show, El Larguero, he said: “I’ve been made aware that there was a few criticism, but I’ve been focused on coaching”.
“There are less troubles than what I read”.
“I did not have any argument with Karim”.
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“The thing that bothers me least is the accusation that I’m hyper-defensive”.
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“The sensation is that we have lost two points and that we were very close to winning a game that on chances we deserved to win”.
