Real Madrid manager Rafa Benitez has a broken relationship with his big

While the Spaniard will not be sacked anytime soon, his relationship with key figures in the squad such as Cristiano Ronaldo appears to be at breaking point, and Gerrard admits that his outlook doesn’t look good.

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.

Chelsea enjoyed their second 4-0 Champions League victory over 10-man Maccabi Tel Aviv this season to move into prime position to reach the knockout stages of the competition from Group G on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Real boss Rafael Benitez said he was pleased with his team’s performance in the 4-3 win at Shakhtar. “We’re a team, and it isn’t a question of some of us running more or less”. “The only disappointment is that two important players, Srna and Kucher, received yellow cards and will miss the game against Madrid”.

“We’ve spoken between the players and myself”.

“I don’t want to forget that we are group winners and have won away in the Champions League with four goals scored. We need to learn from our mistakes and we hope they will not happen again in the future, because in the Champions League they could end up costing us dearly”.

“It hard to put your finger on it, but Rafa is all about the team and he is not a fan of individual players”.

Shakhtar tried to comeback late on but it was too late and Real Madrid ran out winning 4-3. It’s clear that some people don’t have the same interests as Real Madrid. The group has a great deal of quality, lots of professionalism, we are all moving in the same direction to make sure we win games.

However, seven minutes later Real began to unravel, with Teixeira on target from the spot before Brazilian compatriot Dentinho bundled home a corner.

“This is not true”, Benitez said.

Real’s Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas, who had not conceded a goal at home all season until the Barcelona match, backed his manager and said the players “support our coach whatever they say in the press”.

Angel Di Maria doubled the advantage when he coolly slotted the ball past Johan Wiland 11 minutes later after Blaise Matuidi had played a searching ball across Malmo’s penalty area.