Respite for Rafa Benitez but not for Real Madrid president

Just before kick-off in Real Madrid’s 4-1 win at home to Getafe on Saturday afternoon, a loud chant of “Florentino resign, Florentino resign” rang around the the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.

The same song was sung at the end of Madrid’s previous home game — the 0-4 Clasico defeat to Barcelona — after which club president Florentino Perez felt the full force of angry fans.

Perez reacted then by blaming a mendacious media for trying to “destabilise” the club, and said the chants against him originated from violent ‘ultra’ fans he has been trying to exclude from the stadium.