Tuesday 27 August 2013 09:38, UK
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti praised Karim Benzema after the France forward's goal saw off Granada on Monday night - but acknowledged there was plenty of room for improvement from his team.
Diego Lopez was again selected ahead of Spain captain Iker Casillas between the posts, with Ancelotti reasoning: "He played the first game and the second. He's playing well - that's all there is to it." Referee Javier Estrada Fernandez turned down two Granada penalty appeals, firstly for a handball claim against Alvaro Arbeloa and secondly when Diego Buonanotte went down under a challenge from fellow substitute Casemiro in the closing stages. "I don't like to comment but I think the TV images clearly show it wasn't a penalty," Ancelotti said of the Buonanotte incident. "The referee had a good match."