The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 boss hailed the performance of his French star striker, Karim Benzema, and told the press about the players who will be missing out from the game against City.
The French striker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Karim-Benzema-c20350, managed to come out with full force as he was given a chance to perform against Athletic Bilbao over the weekend.
Benzema’s form has not been satisfactory before the game against Bilbao, as he was rarely being given a chance in the first-team and it was Gonzalo Higuain who often played up front for the Spanish champions.
However, in their last game against Bilbao, Madrid were able to show the world that they are in no way out of the picture in the Spanish La Liga, as they won the match 5-1 and it was Karim Benzema who was able to score two and provide two for Los Blancos.
With Benzema showing extraordinary form right before the difficult game against Manchester City, Jose Mourinho will definitely try and play him tonight as he might be the solution for Real Madrid’s goal-scoring problems.
Moreover, the team feels much more comfortable while playing with Benzema, as he is also good at turning provider for goals, while Gonzalo Higuain is only considered to be a poacher.
“When the team plays well, it's always better for the forwards. I've read some of the reports about Karim's game against Athletic Bilbao, but for me the whole team did well.”
Jose Mourinho also spoke about a few players who will be missing the game against Manchester City because of their problems.
“Michael Essien has physical problems,” he added. “So could not travel, and Morata, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marcelo-c23554 and Higuain also couldn't make it.”
With Higuain not making it into the Real Madrid squad and Morata also out of the picture, it is quite clear that Karim Benzema is the only striker they can play at the moment and the Frenchman is going to try his best to impress during his time on the pitch.
Los Blancos have to win the game against the Premier League champions in order to qualify for the next round of the prestigious European tournament, while Borussia Dortmund are the other side who are favourites to qualify alongside Madrid.
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