Benitez insists Ronaldo will continue to take free kicks

Real Madrid coach Rafael Benitez has stressed that he has no intention of stripping Cristiano Ronaldo off his free-kick duties after his underwhelming record from set pieces.The Portugal international scored just twice from 33 attempts in Primera Liga in 2014-2015 and has yet to find the net from a set piece this term after six free kicks.

Ronaldo once more failed to hit the target from a free kick in the 1-0 win over Granada on Sunday (AEST),yet Benitez continues to back his star man.

“We practice free-kicks in training every now and then and Ronaldo finds the net plenty of times,” Benitez said at a press conference.

“You have to believe in him and know that he will eventually score more goals from free-kicks again.