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Rafa Benitez Comments on Cristiano Ronaldo, Florentino Perez and Real Madrid

Former Real Madrid manager Rafael Benitez has conceded that it’s “not easy” to work under the club’s president Florentino Perez.

Benitez was sacked earlier this season with the team struggling to keep pace with rivals Barcelona and Atletico Madrid in the La Liga title race.

On Wednesday night, the coach was a guest on BT Sport’s Champions League coverage and opened up on what it’s like to work at a club which has a flyaway approach to managers.

“He's [Perez] around, he's talking with players, he's talking with the press,” he said, per Chris Beesley of the Daily Mirror.