By Pa Reporter
Published: 00:26 GMT, 11 March 2019 | Updated: 00:26 GMT, 11 March 2019
View
comments
Santiago Solari feels Real Madrid 'showed their character' after recovering from going a goal down to thrash Real Valladolid 4-1 at the end of a damaging week.
The pressure on the Madrid head coach has intensified following their elimination in the Champions League at the hands of Ajax on Tuesday.
Knocked out of the Copa del Rey by Barcelona and 12 points adrift of their fierce rivals in LaLiga, it is highly unlikely Madrid will be lifting a trophy at the end of the season.
Santiago Solari feels Real Madrid 'showed their character' in the Real Valladolid win
Karim Benzema scored twice while Luka Modric hit the back of the net in the 4-1 victory
Their misery would have deepened when they fell a goal down at the Estadio Municipal Jose Zorrilla on Sunday evening as Anuar Tuhami put Valladolid ahead just before the half hour mark.
Valladolid had already missed a penalty and seen two goals chalked off by this point but their opponents rallied and Raphael Varane equalised before Karim Benzema's second-half brace put them firmly in control.
The Frenchman put the visitors ahead from the spot after Alvaro Odriozola was upended and then headed home Toni Kroos' corner before Luka Modric struck late on for Real, who had Casemiro sent off.
Victory against a side battling to retain their league status is unlikely to strengthen Solari's position but he nevertheless reflected on a job well done.
