Real Madrid vs Viktoria Plzen: 5 Talking Points from the game

#4 Karim Benzema must be dropped

Real's strike force is simply laughable at the moment, and there's no easy way to say this.

Lopetegui started Karim Benzema tonight that the lanky Frenchman played a half decent game against a significantly weaker opposition, by scoring one in the 11th minute after it was laid to him on a silver platter by Vasquez. However, barring that, all the chances he received (which was quite a lot BTW) he fluffed or shot them straight at the keeper and apologized to his teammates immediately afterwards.

I suspect that he has some dirt on the club because for a club that loves scoring goals so much, relying on Benzema as the main threat along with Bale is simply laughable. Mariano whilst showing some flashes of what he can do is younger and hungrier and the coach must make the tough decisions to drop senior players who aren't performing anymore. It is evident that people who have shown more grit and inclination to succeed and to help the club.

Benzema was kept in the eleven to drift wide and help Ronaldo score, and it seems he has forgotten to play as the main # 9, and he must be offloaded if the club wants to succeed., harsh as it may sound.