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It has taken a new turn for Real Madrid as the football media witnessed Gareth Bale refusing to accept the strategy of Real Madrid coach Rafael Benitez. The recent conflict between the player and manager happened during their away defeat to Villareal on Sunday night.

Gareth Bale and Rafa Benitez

The former Tottenham star had a mediocre game against Villareal, impressing with speed but failing to give much decisive edge to Real Madrid attack. He did pose threat to the Villareal defence, apart from some dashing runs during the initial stages of the game

After Jese came on the pitch, the manager asked Bale to move to left-back position, the position at where he started his career.  But the Welsh international refused to obey his boss and continued in his prescribed position, leaving Madrid tactics in jeopardy.

The new rift between Bale and Benitez has only heaped more misery to an already dismal season for Real Madrid. Madrid are third in La Liga, and with such poor chemistry between the players and starts, it is unlikely to see them claiming the league title at the end of this season.

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The champions of Europe came out top as expected, as Sergio Ramos and Gareth Bale powered them to Real Madrid's fourth Club World Cup. The European giants managed to leave Morocco without any problems at all.

Real Madrid [Image from flickr by Global Panorama]

Keeping two clean sheets and scoring six goals from open play. The rhythm, synchrony, and flamboyance were visible throughout the tournament. Carlo Ancelotti may have just become the greatest coach of all time, as he joined Pep Guardiola and Carlos Bianchi in winning two different Club World Cup titles with two different sides.

Credit to finalists San Lorenzo who impressed and got their tactics spot on. They just face a side with a lot more quality. Auckland City managed to come third and the Oceania champions were unfortunate not to make the final. They will remember this tournament fondly and will be the heroes of the tournament. All hail the Kings of the world, Real Madrid, The Galacticos.

Barcelona completely obliterated Huesca as they marched on into the next round of the Copa del Rey. Real Madrid were in Cruz mode as they thrashed Mexican side Cruz Azul.

Cruz Azul v Real Madrid

A goal each from Gareth Bale, Isco, Sergio Ramos and three time French player of the year Karim Benzema saw them home comfortably and have one hand on the FIFA Club World Cup. Cristiano Ronaldo provided two assist as Carlo's man faced no problems. Iker Casillas managed a clean sheet for the first time in the competition having conceded five goals previously. A penalty save from Gerardo Torrado who is the top scorer in the tournament, his second in the week made it all sweeter.

Two relegation threatened sides faced off against each other and managed to provide an entertaining contest. Hamburg and Stuttgart faced off as the bottom side managed a win thanks to a horrendous error from Behrami which saw Klein find the bottom of the corner off a Maxim pass. It was a tough match and Stuttgart had to hang on in the end as they faced a flurry of attacks from the Hamburg side. The win took them off them off the bottom and out the drop zone. Hanover managed to break a four game losing streak by giving Augsburg their second defeat in a week.

At the other end Bayern have extended the lead to twelve in the Bundesliga, and are cruising. The Bavarians have also just conceded three goals in sixteen matches. Their defense and Manuel Neuer are usually passengers in most contests. FC Kiln failed to beat Mainz and remain in mid table.

The Bundesliga will stay with Pep Guardiola's men, Real Madrid set to lift Club World Cup as Barcelona look to continue their identity search.

Article contributed by: Benedict Chanakira

Twitter: @bchanakira2