Real Madrid coach Rafael Benitez
has said the absence of Ronaldo from the Audi Cup is due to injury rather than
a fallout between the pair.
Ronaldo and Benzema will miss the pre-season
competition in Munich after picking up back and thigh injuries respectively.
The absence of the Portuguese follows reports of a
dispute between coach and player, but Benitez has denied such claims.
“He’s a great professional and someone who is very
competitive, he wants to win every single small game or situation,” Benitez said.
“I’m really pleased to work [with] him, [I’m] sorry
because he’s not here, but [there’s] no problems between us. I said before,
he’s a very competitive player so I am pleased with that.
“He had a lower back problem so we decided to leave
him there.”
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