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“With the case of Cristiano, we have said many times there is a strategy for him to go to another club next season”, he said.

Afterwards local media reports claimed senior Madrid players including the Portuguese attacker were fed up with Benitez’s managerial style, and there was further speculation that reserve coach Zinedine Zidane was standing by to take over the first team.

Mario Mandzukic scored the only goal as Juventus leapfrogged Manchester City to the top of Group D with a 1-0 win in Turin. After all, like I said, it’s early.

The hosts have some concerns from the defensive front going into the game as they will have to make do without captain Dario Darijo Srna and Oleksandr Kucher, both of whom are sidelined due to injuries. That was their first win of the campaign, and one that lifted them of the bottom of the table.

Real Madrid survived a stunning fightback by Shakhtar Donetsk to edge a 4-3 victory and finish top of Group A in the Champions League today.

“We’re happy with the win”, he said.

Benitez has only been in charge of Madrid since the summer but his future has been the subject of much discussion after a second successive defeat left them six points adrift of Primera Division leaders Barca.

“We have to learn from our mistakes”. The whole Lederman family moved to Barcelona, just like Lionel Messi’s family had when he was 13, but previous year Federation Internationale de Football Association started cracking down on the enforcement of a rule that was created to prevent minors from being brought to Europe from overseas and discarded to the streets if they didn’t pan out.

“We have analysed what happened”, he said.

On his rumored rift with Ronaldo, Benitez stated, “This is not true”.

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“But Benitez denied there were any issues with Ronaldo, saying: “[Cristiano] is a magnificent player, fundamental for us.

Gerrard played under Benitez’s tenure at Liverpool, with their crowning glory together coming in the 2005 Champions League success in Istanbul, but the current LA Galaxy midfielder suggested that Benitez’s days at the Santiago Bernabeu may be numbered already.

Benitez admitted he was “hurt” by the result on Saturday.