Supporters of Spanish giants Real Madrid have flooded to social media on Sunday evening, to make their frustrations with one player crystal clear.
Carlo Ancelotti’s troops marked their return to action a short time ago.
On the back of what felt like an extended international break, Los Blancos welcomed Osasuna to the Bernabeu, hopeful of maintaining their flawless start to the La Liga campaign to leapfrog Clasico rivals Barcelona back to the summit of the Spanish top-flight.
When all was said and done, however, the evening’s hosts were ultimately forced to make do with a share of the spoils.
This came as Vinicius Jr’s first-half opener was cancelled out by Kike Garcia’s decisive equaliser on the other side of the interval.
Kike García fue el HÉROE de @Osasuna 🎩
¡Qué cabezazo estratosférico para desatar el delirio rojillo en el Santiago Bernabéu! 👏👏👏#LaLigaEnDAZN ⚽ pic.twitter.com/pWkJmslzZY
— DAZN España (@DAZN_ES) October 2, 2022
Following the full-time whistle in what proved a hugely frustrating 90 minutes for all associated with Real, it should therefore come as little surprise to hear of the backlash spilling over onto social media post-match.
The player in question? Karim Benzema.
Ballon d’Or frontrunner Benzema endured an evening to forget on Sunday, missing a penalty as well as seeing a goal chalked off for offside amid a hugely underwhelming all-round showing.
BENZEMA SENDS THE PENALTY OFF THE CROSSBAR 😱 pic.twitter.com/IJ3aeCModS
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) October 2, 2022
And Real’s supporters, in turn, have not been at all shy in making their feelings with the club’s star attacker clear, amid mounting concern over Benzema’s early-season form as a whole:
What’s wrong with Benzema this season?
— — (@_mohabbas) October 2, 2022
Benzema is so bad
— ViniDinho (@ViniDinho19) October 2, 2022
Benzema is finished
— Os7 (@Os7543) October 2, 2022
Benzema hasn’t been the same this year
— Aakif Mohammed (@aakifmohammed) October 2, 2022
These are games we should never drop points were at home, they have 10 fuckin men, it’s Osasuna bruh benzema is not the same guy lewa is owning him this season and it’s pissing me off
— Bruno (@nolimitbrxno) October 2, 2022
Something is wrong with Karim Benzema
— Ashar (@merengue_Ashu) October 2, 2022
Benzema has been awful since the beginning of the season, put him on the bench! @MrAncelotti
— 21. (@Sinsofkaremi) October 2, 2022
Benzema was terrible today. Needs to step up
— Mir 🇵🇹 (@VaderRMCF) October 2, 2022
Benzema might actually be finished its worrying. Please Perez make this happen in January pic.twitter.com/T5nPGsgqUI
— The Honest Madridista (@IscoGoat22) October 2, 2022
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