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21st Oct 2015

Rafa Benitez created some unwanted history with Real Madrid tonight

The Rafa effect

Kevin McGillicuddy

Fans of the Spanish side may just have to get used to this.

Cristiano Ronaldo may be the record goal-scorer for Real-Madrid but he, much like the rest of his teammates, are getting used to life under Rafa Benitez.

The former Liverpool manager has not enjoyed the best of starts to life at the Bernabeu with fans unhappy with the club’s somewhat stodgy style of play, while the team have sometimes looked to be lacking creativity in midfield.

Tonight they faced PSG in the Champions League and everyone was expecting a goal-fest with Zlatan Ibrahimovic on on one side and the Portuguese on the other.

However the game was a pretty drab affair and it ended 0-0.

And unfortunately for Rafa Benitez the result means that he has brought an eight year goal-scoring run for his side to an end as it’s the first time since 2008 they didn’t score in the group stages of the Champions League

Although Rafa will surely pull this stat out after the game

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