James, 24, was the star of the show for the Blancos, scoring Madrid's second of the night with an unorthodox free kick from an acute angle and adding the side's fourth with an acrobatic bicycle kick.
Benitez discussed James' quality, Cristiano Ronaldo not scoring for consecutive gameweeks and the quality of goals scored by last season's La Liga runners up - with Gareth Bale bagging an impressive double and Karim Benzema finishing off a fine team move with his head.
"James has been catching up with the rest of the team's fitness, his quality is undeniable," he told reporters. "Everybody knows the kid can play. There's no debate about it.
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