More tension in the Real Madrid ranks? Karim Benzema’s agent rips into Raphael Varane
More tension in the Real Madrid ranks? Karim Benzema’s agent cries into Raphael Varane as he says he’s ‘a shadow of himself’ since Manchester City’s horror show three months ago – and after his laughable own goal
- Real Madrid suffered a painful 4-1 defeat against Valencia on Sunday
- Raphael Varane scored an own goal and three other defenders gave away penalties
- Karim Benzema’s agent hit fellow Frenchman Varane on social media
- There is a lot of tension in the ranks as Real continue a rocky start to the season
Raphael Varane has been heavily criticized by Karim Benzema’s agent as tension continues to rise behind the scenes at Real Madrid.
Los Blancos were at the end of a heavy defeat against Valencia on Sunday evening, despite the opposition having had a gruesome start to the season themselves.
At the heart of their despicable performance was defender Raphael Varane, who scored an embarrassing own goal to add to his disappointing performance in recent months.
Raphael Varane (center) experienced a horror evening against Valencia and scored an own goal
Varane cut the ball past Thibaut Courtois and into Real Madrid’s goal with the score at 1-1
Varane (right) tried to clear the ball and failed to clear the ball, but missed it when he crossed the goal line
One of his social media critics was teammate Benzema’s caretaker manager, who said: ‘He’s been a shadow of himself since the game against Manchester City.’
In August, Varane made two sad mistakes that led to Champions League goals against Manchester City when Real crashed out of the competition.
Benzema himself has also not held back from criticizing his teammates in recent weeks, as the team continues a very difficult start to the campaign.
The French attacker was caught on camera in late October while bumping into Vinicius Jr in the tunnel.
In the clip, filmed during halftime of the match at Borussia Mönchengladbach, Benzema reportedly told Vinicius ‘Ferland Mendy:’ Don’t play with him. In my mother’s life he plays against us! ‘
In the days since, the pair have reportedly had clear-cut talks, but things don’t seem right behind the scenes – and now comments from Benzema’s agent threaten to rock the boat even further.
Karim Benzema looks dejected during the match and after that his agent fell in Varane
Benzema’s agent Karim Djaziri criticized Benzema’s teammate at Real Madrid and France
The 4-1 defeat to Valencia on Sunday night was a game to forget for any Real Madrid defender, with Varane scoring his own goal and the other three – Sergio Ramos, Marcelo and Lucas Vazquez – all giving away penalties.
After the game, boss Zinedine Zidane said ‘we did everything wrong’ as he subjugated his team’s troubling performance in the Mestalla.
It was the squad’s worst LaLiga defeat in more than two years and they were left in fourth place.
Benzema (left) was also caught on camera in October hitting Vinicius Jr in the tunnel
Zinedine Zidane said after the game that his team did ‘everything wrong’ in the defeat of Valencia
Sergio Ramos (left) and Marcelo (right) both play penalties in the Mestalla horror show
In the Champions League it was difficult too, with Zidane’s men losing to Shakhtar Donetsk and just squeezing a draw from Borussia Monchengladbach.
Their defensive battle has made the need for Ramos to sign a new contract even greater as the club continues to negotiate with their legendary captain.
While no agreement has been reached yet, there is a willingness on both sides to get it done before he becomes a free agent in the summer.
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