Rafa Benitez will 'probably' be sacked by Real Madrid, says Guillem Balague

Guillem Balague believes Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is likely to wield the axe on manager Rafa Benitez after a sobering 4-0 defeat by Barcelona at the Bernabeu.

Rafael Benitez saw Real Madrid crushed by Barcelona

The La Liga champions ran riot at the home of their rivals on Saturday evening, with goals from Neymar, Luis Suarez (2) and Andres Iniesta putting them six points above Real in the Spanish table.


Benitez had lost just once in his first 15 games in charge of Real Madrid following Carlo Ancelotti's departure in the summer, but Balague believes the impatience at the club is the result of a flawed model, and says Real will most likely soon be looking for a 12th permanent manager this century.