Misfiring Benzema told to forget hot-shot Ronaldo


Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo (L) celebrates his goal against Deportivo Coruna with his teammate Karim Benzema during their Spanish First Division soccer match at the Riazor stadium in Coruna September 20, 2014. REUTERS/Miguel Vidal

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Real Madrid's misfiring striker Karim Benzema has been told by coach Carlo Ancelotti to forget Cristiano Ronaldo’s scoring exploits and concentrate on helping the team.

While Ronaldo has been scoring for fun with seven goals in his last two Madrid matches, it has been a very different story for Benzema who has just two from eight games so far.

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