"I don't think I did badly," said Benitez at Festival dello Sport. "People don't remember that we were two points away from Barcelona - with one less game played - we played in the Champions League and were qualified after five matches. "This is very interesting, but I can't talk about that here because otherwise I will cause a mess. "But we qualified with five wins and a draw, and we also did not concede goals for some time."
"We have the UCL record, actually I have two, one with Napoli, sorry, with Liverpool, 8-0 against Besiktas; and then with Real against Malmo 8-0. The team played well and scored goals, there were some difficulties with Benzema, etc. but people think we did not do well, no time was given."
"He was appointed at the helm in June 2015, but was dismissed from his role in January 2016 despite Los Blancos sitting third in LaLiga and winning their Champions League group with 16 points. But there were other problems both on and off the pitch. Karim Benzema was being investigated for a blackmail plot involving compatriot Mathieu Valbuena, while Madrid were disqualified from the Copa del Rey after fielding an ineligible player against Cadiz in the round of 32 second leg."
Rafael Benitez was appointed Real Madrid manager in June 2015 and dismissed in January 2016. Real Madrid sat third in LaLiga and topped their Champions League group with 16 points at dismissal. Off-field issues included an investigation into Karim Benzema over an alleged blackmail plot involving Mathieu Valbuena and a Copa del Rey disqualification for fielding an ineligible player against Cadiz. Results included a 4-0 defeat to Barcelona and an 8-0 Champions League win over Malmo. Benitez won 16 of 24 matches, scoring 66 and conceding 21. He maintains that insufficient time was given to complete the season.
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