After Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema continued their goalscoring ways in Real Madrid's La Liga win over Leganes, boss Julen Lopetegui sought to downplay individual achievements. Real Madrid made quick work of Leganes, getting two goals from Karim Benzema to secure the victory and stay perfect. Real Madrid's Julen Lopetegui refuses to commit to a No. 1 goalkeeper after Thibaut Courtois has yet to start.
Raul Gonzalez won his first trophy as a Real Madrid academy coach with his under-16 Cadete B side defeating Barcelona 2-0 in the final of the San Gabriel Cup on Sunday.
Raul, 41, took over the side in late August as he completes a mandatory 12-month tenure coaching a youth team in order to obtain his coaching licence.
Teams from Real Sociedad and Espanyol also took part in the tournament.
Raul made his coaching debut in the Madrid Youth Cup on Aug. 26, drawing his first game in charge against Gamba Osaka before losing to Alcorcon.
Former teammate Xabi Alonso is also gaining experience at Madrid as he is coaching the under-14 Infantil A side this season.
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