You’re young. He took it well. An amazing backheel assist from Guti to set up Benzema for his first goal in Real Madrid's 3-1 win over Deportivo La Coruna. Had you been a little more professional, that might have been This is the common way to speak about players with ‘unfulfilled potential’ — those with bucketloads of talent who didn’t quite become all-time greats. "Knowing Karim, it's normal. "The French striker now has 17 goals and seven assists in La Liga this season. Casemiro has hailed the backheel assist from Karim Benzema that gave Real Madrid a 1-0 win at Espanyol as “incredible” while Zinedine Zidane believes it was even better than two similar, famous efforts from former playmaker Guti. During his final Madrid season, Guti may have been pulling off outrageous backheels, but he was already thinking of retiring to a beach in Thailand — a fact he gleefully admitted during a television interview.And when it wasn’t about putting his feet up, it was seemingly about getting his hair right.Former Real Madrid players Steve McManaman and Michael Owen recently agreed that Guti was the ‘vainest’ player they had ever played with. "It's a really important win," he added. "Zidane denied that Real Madrid's two-point lead means they now have the edge over Barcelona. The good thing is it's a team move, Sergio with his head, Karim's control and backheel, and then Casemiro knows that Karim can invent something. It's Karim's goal. Gab Marcotti and Ale Moreno discuss how Karim Benzema has filled in where others at Real Madrid haven't. Work’s over.With Guti, those so-called negative habits — the grooming, the fondness for celebrity culture, the love of leisure — are no more or less praiseworthy than spending time in a gym or doing a few extra keep-ups.In fact, if you turned down a holiday with your friends, telling them you’d rather stay at the office to fulfil your potential as an account manager, they’d think you’d lost the plot. "Benzema downplayed the wonder-assist, inferring that play was second nature to him. It's Karim's goal. "The title race will continue this week as Barca play Marcotti: Benzema stepped into Ronaldo's shoes at Real Madrid (1:46)

Casemiro has hailed the backheel assist from Karim Benzema that gave Real Madrid a 1-0 win at Espanyol as "incredible" while Zinedine Zidane believes it was even better than two similar, famous efforts from former playmaker Guti. "That's football. We've happy with five wins in a row but it doesn't change anything, we've got six finals left. "It's the most recent one. "That's football. God no. "I can't say we don't look at Barcelona, we do, of course, but we're focused.

Gab Marcotti and Ale Moreno discuss how Karim Benzema has filled in where others at Real Madrid haven't.

It's an incredible backheel. "It's the most recent one. But at some stage, after so many titles, you have to wonder whether that digging is really the best use of your time.When he secured his place in Madrid’s first team, Guti had made it. You And so with football: yes, footballers can always dig a little deeper, raise their level a notch. "This will be decided at the end of the season," he said. But as a judgment on an adult’s life, isn’t it a little weird?Cristiano Ronaldo received praise from Alex Ferguson for practising his But does it make Ronaldo praiseworthy in any objective sense? 9. Madrid head coach Zidane was unsurprised and believes Benzema's skill could go down as one of the best moments of the campaign. Wanting to see whether the squad would follow orders, Capello turned up 15 minutes late…on purpose.When he arrived, he found one player, Guti, sheltering from the Spanish sun in a dugout.That love of leisure didn’t abate with age, either. The track is: Radiohead - Reckoner (The Twelves Remix) "That's football. 9. It's a beautiful team goal. Karim Benzema’s brilliant backheel pass was the highlight of Real Madrid’s win. (1:46)Madrid's victory at the RCDE Stadium on Sunday night put them two points clear of rivals "It would be a bit unfair to talk about my goal after what Karim did. "I knew Casemiro was going to make the run behind me. We have to congratulate him, it's a top-class backheel," Casemiro said. "The French striker now has 17 goals and seven assists in La Liga this season. Casemiro has hailed the backheel assist from Karim Benzema that gave Real Madrid a 1-0 win at Espanyol as "incredible" while Zinedine Zidane believes it … "In his post-match news conference, coach Zidane was asked to compare the goal with two others in Real Madrid's recent history -- "I think this one [is the best], Karim's," Zidane said.