Real Madrid coach Pellegrini insists no row with Kaka

Real Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini insists there's no rift with Kaka.

Pellegrini hooked Kaka in the second-half of their Champions League setback against Lyon last week with the Brazilian's camp highly critical of the coach on Twitter.

"He's doing well in terms of goals and assists. He is adapting to a new league and he has my complete respect. He is an example as a person and as a professional, although we know that he can still give more," Pellegrini told Marca.

"My relation with Kaka is good and will continue to be. The substitution [against Lyon] was down to his enormous physical input and we thought that Raul could be a spark in the minutes that remained."

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