Benzema continues to take penalties at Real Madrid despite misses
Karim Benzema continues to take penalties at Real Madrid, even though the striker missed twice from 11 yards in the game against Osasuna. Trainer Carlo Ancelotti has full confidence in his captain. “If we had had another penalty, Karim would have taken it,” Ancelotti said. “And the one after that. Only the one who takes them can fail.”
Benzema also missed a penalty against Celta at the beginning of this month. Real even got three penalties in that match, the other two were used by Benzema. The top scorer of La Liga (25 goals) saw against Osasuna that goalkeeper Sergio Herrera saved both penalties. Despite this, Real won 3-1 in Pamplona, which means that the title is almost in.
Ancelotti will now prepare his team for the first game against Manchester City in the semi-finals of the Champions League, next Tuesday. The Italian had to change defender David Alaba at halftime against Osasuna, but according to Ancelotti there is no reason to worry. “David had some problems with his groin, so we took him off. We didn’t want to take any chances. It doesn’t look like a serious injury.”