Real Madrid boss Ancelotti happy Benzema off the mark
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti felt they could've done better for their 2-0 win over Cordoba.
Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo struck the goals for Real.
Ancelotti said: "We need to play quicker and up the tempo of the game. The important thing was to start with a victory, we struggled, but everything worked out fine. The team is balanced. We controlled the match well and we didn’t give away chances."
"We did not play at a high tempo, but we had the possession and the team is balanced. It is normal that we dropped the tempo a bit. I made changes to liven the team up. It was not tactical, it was to up the tempo."
On Benzema's goal, Ancelotti added: "He did very well. When he scores everyone is happier, but I always appreciate his hard work even if he doesn’t score. He is not fully fit, like the rest, but the worrying thing would be if he was fully fit at this point in the season."