While Real Madrid coach Rafael Benitez is enjoying perks of having best players in the world, he is also taking every little problem too seriously; maybe he is trying to pretend himself more dedicated than he should be. The priciest player of the game Gareth Bale may not be in his best form these days but his price tag is enough to demoralize any side hence Benítez doesn’t want to let any injury concern to his key players go and Champions League Group A win against Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday was one such game that gave Spanish mentor more reasons to worry about. The 4-0 triumph was enough to take the Spanish giant on the top of their group but game also saw Bale picking up a calf muscle problem and manager informed in the post-match news conference that severity of the injury can only be known after few medical tests. Until then no one knows how much time it would take to heal and new boss seems to be over concerned with the injury despite having an army of world class players ready to replace any player in the side.
Talking about the game, his players, and how he sees the next few games, former Napoli boss said in the post-match news conference, “Bale had a spasm in his calf muscle. We must wait a day or two to see how serious it is. Gareth had a similar issue last year, so must wait a while. Sergio and Varane both got bangs. We will have to wait a few days, but I am more optimistic about them. I am not worried, as I have not really had many over this time. Two today are just bangs, so the team are pretty good physically. We are pretty healthy in general.”
Adding about the game and how difficult was it to overcome Ukrainian opponents when they have had been brilliant in their domestic league, 55-year-old Santiago Bernabéu boss said, “It was a difficult game, moved the ball well, had possession, which made it difficult for us to control the game. They had pace and were dangerous on the counter. But even not playing a brilliant game we made many chances. We have such strength in attack, so I am happy to have made many chances, while not conceding a goal.”