“That is the key if we want to continue being strong in the future”.
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Real Madrid will be hoping a change of scenery provides an upturn in fortunes when they travel to Basque minnows Eibar’s 6,000 capacity Ipurua on Sunday aiming to make amends for their 4-0 humiliation by Barcelona.
Espirito Santo said after the match that it “has been an honor” to coach Valencia and that he would meet with the club on Monday to finalize a decision that he said he had already discussed with owner Peter Lim.
Getafe secured their first win in five league games as a 2-0 home victory against Villarreal lifted them up to 13th place, four points above the relegation zone. The win wasn’t assured before Cristiano Ronaldo scored his side’s second goal after Lucas Vazquez was brought down in the Eibar penalty area eight minutes from time.
The Portuguese striker netted his side’s second goal of the afternoon from the penalty spot during a 2-0 win over Eibar to equal fellow Merengue favourite Sanchez.
Benzema will miss out once more when Madrid open their Copa del Rey campaign away to Cadiz on Wednesday as Benitez has left a host of star names back in the Spanish capital. That means Nacho Fernandez will have to play in central defense and either Danilo or Dani Carvajal will play out of position on the left.
Madrid got back forward Jese Rodriguez from injury, and he will likely start in attack. Isco is also out of this contest after picking up a two-match suspension. Cyril Thereau scored twice, including an 81st-minute victor, as Udinese won 3-2 at Chievo Verona; and Carpi came from behind for a 2-1 victory at 10-man Genoa with Marco Borriello scoring one goal and setting up another for former Italy global Cristian Zaccardo.
Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas reflected on what was a vital win to restore Madrid’s confidence following the loss to Barcelona.
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Ronaldo ought to have broken the deadlock as the visitors went straight up the other end, but Riesgo smothered his effort one-on-one, with Mateo Kovacic wildly blasting the rebound over the crossbar.
