Rafael Benitez has opened up about his departure from Real Madrid and his relationship with former Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo. «It`s not true that I left Real Madrid because of Ronaldo,» the coach stated on the Egyptian television channel MBC Masr 2. «There was never any issue between us, CR7 is a fantastic player and a phenomenon. I left due to internal club matters, which had nothing to do with Ronaldo.»