Held 1-1 this Tuesday against Chelsea in the semi-final first leg of the Champions League, Real Madrid can once again thank Karim Benzema. The only player who really survived among the Merengue, the Frenchman's performance conquered the Spanish press.
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thus titles “Deschamps, the crime with Benzema must stop” after this new high-level performance from the former Lyonnais. “The Frenchman saves Madrid in the semi-finals with another great match. He took it upon himself to equalize and keep the White team alive for Stamford Bridge. The French coach will deprive us of seeing him in another great competition this summer, ”asserts the Iberian daily. "That this player does not participate in the European Championship is a crime", finally sums up
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The rest are just as rave about him: “He has shown that in addition to being a crack, he is a leader with capital letters. He understands the game better than anyone and even the imposing physique of Chelsea players couldn't compete with him. He performed a recital ”. In addition to his goal, it is the incredible solo action concludes with a superb strike from the left on the upright which also marked the spirits: “He scored a great goal, came close to another with a shot that s 'crashed into the post'. In short, another extraordinary score from the Madrid striker, who we think could have done good in a France team not always very inspired offensively lately.
Deschamps, el crimen con Benzema is kept only acabar.
El francés salva al Madrid en las semifinales con otro partidazohttps: //t.co/z83AOGxq2A la contracrónica del #RealMadridChelsea por @ Jigochoa # UCL
- MARCA (@marca) April 27, 2021
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