They believe Jose Mourinho's decision not to post Benzema in the second leg Champions League semi-final contra Azulgrana because the players do not go criticizing the performance of the referee who has been criticized out by Mourinho.
Especially after the Madrid feel aggrieved with the decision of referee Wolfgang Stark, who led the first leg match at the Santiago Bernabeu. When the Stark reward Pepe with a red card which then tails Madrid's 0-2 defeat of Barca.
A Spanish newspaper, El Pais, suspect the involvement of players who criticize the referee actually had a role in the decision of The Special One dispensing strategy.
As is known, Benzema declined to comment on the controversy surrounding the referee in a press conference held before the second leg at Camp Nou.
"I'm not here to talk about referees, I want to talk about the game. We have to score goals, but we're a great team and will fight to win, "declared the French striker at the time.
This is not the first time the 'Special One makes a shocking decision made related to the starting XI. Previously, the Portuguese coach also did not include Cristiano Ronaldo in the squad in the face when Madrid defeated Real Zaragoza 2-3. Reportedly, before the match CR7 Mourinho criticized the defensive tactics in the first leg of the Champions League.
"Yesterday, there were whispers that Benzema, just like Ronaldo when against Zaragoza, was eliminated because it did not comply with the request that he should give Mourinho's statement that the referee responsible for everything," the report quoted by El Pais Goal.
So far there has been no response from the stronghold Madrid or even Mourinho and Benzema linked this issue. At the same time also broke the news adviser to President Florentino Perez, Zinedine Zidane, is not satisfied with the performance of The Special One who did not enter Benzema when Madrid face Barca
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