“It happened as I said it would yesterday – that we would score but need to avoid defensive errors”.
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The Spaniard, however, has received the full backing of Real Madrid president Florentino Perez and the board in a press conference convened yesterday to quash rumours regarding Benitez’s future. The introduction of Taison shook up my other attacking players; the whole team woke up.
“Unfortunately, we conceded a silly first goal and Madrid took control of the game”. The Portuguese star, who looked far better in this game than any of his more recent outings, bided his time with his patented stepovers before playing Luka Modric in cleanly. “We have to try to correct the mistakes and continue working hard”.
“I made the decision to field Mandzukic a couple of days ago, we needed a player with his characteristics”, Allegri said in a touchline television interview.
Madrid will be taking confidence from the comfortable win they recorded in the reverse fixture at the Bernabéu back on the Champions League’s first matchday.
But numerous powerhouse’s fans are questioning the manager just three months into his tenure after Barcelona routed Madrid 4-0 at the Santiagao Bernabeu last weekend, leaving the humbled hosts in third place and six points adrift of the Catalan club at the top of the table. Today, we get to watch Real Madrid of La Liga take on Shakhtar Donetsk of the Ukrainian Premier League in the Group A match.
“He’s all about the team but you’ve got to manage individuals differently there at Real Madrid and it is all about Cristiano Ronaldo and the big players and Rafa has got to adapt to them rather than vice verser”.
Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic crowned a triumphant homecoming with a second-half goal as Paris St Germain crushed Malmo 5-0 on Wednesday to book a place in the last 16 of the Champions League. Those 10 goals came from just 15 shots on target by opponents Sevilla, Barcelona and Shakhtar.
Real Madrid would double the lead in the second half, when a great ball from Casemiro sprung Ronaldo free down the wing.
Benitez surely would not be able to overcome too many more bad results for Real, who meet Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League. “There are players who we speak about less but who are essential because they bring balance and give meaning to the play”.
Check out this free online live stream of the game here, and watch Real Madrid Vs Shakhtar Donetsk in the Group Stages matchup!
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Madrid had won four of their first five league games, outscoring opponents 14-1.
