InterviewKarim Benzema is the one who propelled Real Madrid into the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a hat-trick against Paris Saint-Germain. Nevertheless, the French striker star does not want to leave his team-mates unmentioned. The 34-year-old doesn’t really credit the second leg of the round of 16 as his best game in the Los Blancos, although he is proud to be third in the list of all-time Real goalscorers.
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Benzema has 30 goals and 12 assists this season – Photo: IMAGO / Brand
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Karim Benzema: “If the team is in top form, then so am I”
MADRID. Real Madrid beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-2 on aggregate in the UEFA Champions League round of 16. Or: Karim Benzema decides the private duel with Kylian Mbappé with one more hit on the account.
The two Frenchmen, who are good friends by the way, have marked all five goals in this round. In the meantime, Mbappé even took the lead with his sense of achievement before Benzema tied up a flawless hat-trick at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu and paved the way for the royal team to the quarter-finals.
However, the 34-year-old believes absolutely nothing in patting himself on the back. Benzema is known to be a team player through and through. To have been the big protagonist of one of the biggest comebacks in the club’s history, “makes me happy and proud. It was an unforgettable evening – because of the progress, the atmosphere, the goals, the fight back. Because of all this”he said in an interview with Realmadrid TV. “But it’s the whole team, everyone’s effort. The players who were on the pitch. The off-pitch players helping their colleagues in the dressing room. the trainersso the number 9.
“Within a team there are always players who can make the difference. But you can’t do it alone. We need everyone’s help. I always talk about my team because I know that if they are in top form, then I will be too. I always need my team-mates”the attacker explained.
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Will Benzema consider this clash against PSG the best of his Real Madrid career? “I don’t know because I also remember the Champions League final against Liverpool. In terms of goals, I say yes, because it’s three in a very important game and it was a comeback. We were 1-0 down and if you count the first leg it’s 2-0. It was a great game for me, but also for everyone else.”he reiterated the importance of the team.
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On the other hand, one thing is clear: In the end, the current season will have been his best purely in terms of numbers. Benzema has already passed the 30-goal mark, his personal best is 32 goals from the 2011/12 season. Does the star striker also feel it’s the best year? “May be. I want to do better every season and I’m on the right track.”said the vice-captain.
By the way, with his third stroke against the Parisians, Benzema not only got the ticket to the quarter-finals, but also surpassed Alfredo Di Stéfano. In the Real record scorers list, he is now third with 309 stalls.
Commemorative shirt as the third top scorer in the history of Real Madrid.
Di Stefano
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Raúl in sight: “I have more desire to win trophies”
“It’s a dream because he’s a legend of Madrid. I remember my first day here, he was there with the President. He said to enjoy this big club. I only remember that because I didn’t speak Spanish well in the first year. When I came I was very young and didn’t know what Real Madrid meant – the best club in the world. He’s been a legend for a long time and still is. Taking his place makes me very proud and very happy, it gives me even more strength.”so Benzema.
By the way, Raúl, another icon of the club, is already in sight. “El Siete” had once celebrated 323 times, which means that Benzema is only 14 goals short. However, securing second place behind leader Cristiano Ronaldo (450) is not an obsession for him. “I feel more like winning trophies. And I know that if I win a title, I will score a lot of goals. When I get closer to that, we can talk about it. Now I have to keep working and try to score goals when I get the chance.”said the goal-getter.
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