Real Madrid coach praises his striker after qualifying against Atalanta.
Karim Benzema is fine, thanks to him. The author of the first goal this Tuesday, against Atalanta, the international trilogy (81 players, 27 goals) for 33 years put Real Madrid into orbit (final score 3-1), opening the quarter-finals wide open in the Champions League (4-1 in both) The two matches). Although it was not his goal, the 70th in C1 (!) And the 21st in all competitions since the start of the season, Zinedine Zidane insisted at the end of the match, on RMC. But all the rest. “He has improved since joining Real. We don’t know when he will stop,” ZZ “is breathing. And I’m not talking about his purpose. It is clear that he is able to score, he is the heart of the attack. It is special in the game, he is exceptional in the game, there is not much Players who are able to control the ball as he does, to get others to play, and above all not to lose the ball.I don’t know how many balls he lost, but certainly not too much (63 balls touched, 9 lost, 89.4% of successful passes, 4 shots including 2 on goal, editor’s note) … and above all, it’s effective …
Ramos, Modric and Benzema? They are not grandparents.
Zinedine Zidane
You better know that no other Real Madrid player has scored more than six goals in 2020-21! Usually, Eden Hazard must follow the former Lyon team on this record. Except that the former resident of Lille is more often at the clinic than in the square …
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Never mind, the house has been kept by Sergio Ramos, Luka Modric and Benzema, all in their 30s tightly packed. “Grandparents resist? They are not grandparents, so corrects Zidane. In fact, they always want to show that they are there, that they are good. They are their age, it is a fact. But when he is on the field, it does not seem that Modric (a decisive pass in Benzema’s goal) reaches 35. The same for Sergio and Karim, everyone.We played a really great game, we got it right from start to finish. We were very good at defending. It’s a team that can get you into trouble very quickly … and we were very good at attacking. We know we can do great things offensively, create opportunities and score. It’s a beautiful evening. But they are not grandparents … ”
Real in the quarter-finals for the first time since 2018
Too or not, Madridians will find the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since their last coronation in 2018. “On paper, Real Madrid are still one of the favorites. But on paper … it must be proven, as Zinedine Zidane insists. We didn’t do anything, we’re just in the neighborhoods. We know it will be difficult no matter which opponent happens. ”In this case, it will be Dortmund, Porto, Liverpool, Paris, Manchester City or the winner of Chelsea Atletico (1-0 in the first leg) and Bayern Lazio (4-1 in a match). Go.) Answer next Friday during the draw. “We will have to get the best version of Madrid in every match so we can reach the end,” continues the former Blues playmaker. That’s what we’re going to try. ” From now until the quarter-finals, on April 6 and 7, and April 13 and 14, Merengue will try to prolong the suspense in La Liga. At the moment, they are third in the La Liga standings with 57 points, behind neighbors Atlético (63 points) and great rivals Barcelona (59 points).
It will soon be time to think about the transfer window this summer. Our teammates wanted to go one step further, losing the names of Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland or Cristiano Ronaldo. “Right now, we have Karim Benzema, and we’re taking advantage of that,” he dodges. It’s not really bad …
