Open Thread: October 5, 2020.

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Fallout of the Levante-win

-Benzema nets goal number 250: The Frenchman reached the milestone with his late late goal against Levante. He has scored 170 in LaLiga, 53 in the Champions League, 21 in the Copa del Rey, 3 in the Club World Cup, 2 in the Spanish Super Cup and 1 in the European Super Cup

- Vini with second match winner in as many games and Tibo with his second MOTM in a row

- Casemiro comments the game: The Brazilian midfielder was interviewed after the gaming, stating that the team had picked up three very important points on the road. He also commented that the start of the season has been difficult with the lack of preseason, but that the team is slowly picking up rhythm.

Real Madrid furious over Kubo's (lack of) minutes

The club is reportedly extremely angry about Kubo's lack of minutes under Emery at Villareal. According to Cadena SER the main reason behind this is that there were multiple offers for him this summer, but Real still went with Villareal. So far the loan has not been a success, with Kubo getting only a sub-role in the games so far.

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