BARCELONA: Mesut Oezil scored twice in Real Madridas 3-1 conquer Real Betis recently since the Spanish side warmed up for its Champions League semifinal against Borussia Dortmund.Karim Benzema passed for Oezil to net Madridas opener in the 45th minute before the France striker finished off a in the 57th.Oezil hit again in stoppage time after Betis change Jorge Molina pulled one right back with a penalty activate the 72nd following opponent Nacho Fernandezas foul of Ruben Castro in the area.Madridas Spanish category victory came at a high price, nonetheless, with Marcelo and Luka Modric both having to be taken for injuries. Madrid visits Dortmund on Wednesday for the first leg of their tie.Earlier, Granada outplayed Valladolid but had to stay for a draw as the Andalusian side edged one point free from the relegation zone. Granada played with the emergency befitting a team fighting to avoid the drop.The hosts were only kept from rating early and frequently by Valladolid goalkeeper Jaime Jimenez, who started his collection of saves by pushing Youssef El Arabias header over the bar five minutes in.Valladolid forward Patrick Ebert won against the flow of play in the 58th when he curled a free kick over the bar.After Granadaas Nyom Allan had struck the post, Granada instructor Lucas Alcaraz sent on playmaker Diego Buonanotte and the Argentine served a move for El Arabi to finally beat Jimenez with a moving header in the 73rd.15 want Mourinho outUp to 15 Real Madrid players, including five senior members of the squad, don't want Jose Mourinho to continue as manager next season, Spanish newspaper El Pais noted yesterday.The Portuguese has a with the Spanish winners until 2016, but has consistently been associated with a away from the Santiago Bernabeu at the end of the season.Mourinho mentioned on Friday to saying he adidnat think he would be here next seasona to the president of CD Canillas, a in the north of Madrid where Mourinhoas child performs in a team.However, he claimed that his relationship with president Florentino Perez was a great one and that they would determine his potential together at the end of the season.aMy relationship with the president and Jose Angel Sanchez (the sporting director) is very good,a he said.aThis allows us to sit back and review issues smoothly whatever happens in the games.a The record in El Pais states though that an informal study performed by Perez among the squad found the majority would not be in favor of Mourinho keeping on.Moreover, the five senior players that were against his continuation as boss claimed they previously had offers from other factors and would look for a at the end of the season should there not be a of coach.The former Chelsea boss has had very public disagreements with Iker Casillas and Sergio Ramos this season, with Casillas becoming overlooked in favor of Diego Lopez in goal.Meanwhile Xabi Alonso is waiting on the offer of a contract by the club with to end in 2014.
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