<!--Article Start--> <h3 style="text-align: justify"><strong>Real Madrid recovered from their <em>Clasico</em> humiliation at the hands of Barcelona last week to record a comfortable 2-0 win over Eibar on Sunday.</strong></h3> <p style="text-align: justify">Rafa Benitez's Real Madrid side were under immense pressure heading into their encounter against Eibar having lost their last two La Liga matches against Sevilla and Barcelona.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Rafa Benitez made 3 changes to the <em>Los Blancos</em> starting line up that got crushed 4-0 by Barcelona last week. Nacho and Dani Carvajal came in for the injured Sergio Ramos and Marcelo, while Mateo Kovacic replaced Karim Benzema.</p> . <p style="text-align: justify">In a cagey affair at the <em>Municipal de Ipurua,</em> Welsh winger Gareth eased Benitez's nerves when he headed in Luka Modric's cross to give Real Madrid the lead at the stroke of half time.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Cristiano Ronaldo doubled Madrid's lead in the 82nd minute through the penalty spot after substitute Lucas Vazquez was tripped by Dani Garcia in the 18 yard box.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">As a result of this victory, Real Madrid currently lie in 3rd spot in the La Liga table - 6 points behind FC Barcelona and 2 points behind Club Atletico de Madrid.</p> <h3 style="text-align: justify"><strong>Rafa Benitez: It was a team victory</strong></h3> <p style="text-align: justify">Speaking to the media after his side's 2-0 win over Eibar, Rafa Benitez praised his side's ability to bounce back from the heavy defeat against Barcelona.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"Today was a team victory," said Rafa Benitez (via @RMadridHome). "Our first goal was rehearsed all week."</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"We are in November and we've had many injuries. But I am optimistic."</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"We will fight in every match until the end. All those who played today were exceptional. The whole team worked hard today."</p> <p style="text-align: justify">On Ronaldo's performance on the night, Benitez said, "I am delighted with Cristiano Ronaldo. He scored and worked for the team."</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"Eibar is a tough and aggressive team. That's why I take a lot out of this victory. The players never surrender and the fans know they must do the same."</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Ben tez: "The win came through teamwork." READ: <a href="https://t.co/OyAkGiTKtw">https://t.co/OyAkGiTKtw</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RMLiga?src=hash">#RMLiga</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HalaMadrid?src=hash">#HalaMadrid</a> <a href="https://t.co/hPr8rLfBbA">pic.twitter.com/hPr8rLfBbA</a></p> a Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadriden) <a href="https://twitter.com/realmadriden/status/671041030519578624">November 29, 2015</a></blockquote> <h3 style="text-align: justify"><strong>Rafa Benitez on borrowed time despite narrow win over Eibar</strong></h3> <p style="text-align: justify">Real Madrid manager Rafa Benitez was under immense pressure heading into Sunday's La Liga clash away to Eibar. Although his team came away with a nervy 2-0 win over a mid table Eibar side, Benitez's future at Real Madrid is far from certain.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Despite his team leading the league table for almost 2 months, Benitez has been criticised by sections of the Spanish press for his pragmatic and often defensive approach to the game. A 3-2 defeat to Sevilla just before the International break raised several eyebrows amongst the members of the local media.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">But many believe that the humiliating 4-0 defeat to Barcelona in last week's Clasico at the Santiago Bernabeu has effectively sealed Benitez's fate. Florentino Perez, who gave Rafa Benitez a public vote of confidence following the Clasico defeat, will not hesitate to pull the trigger if Real Madrid slip up again any time soon.</p> <!--Article End-->