The return of Benzema to the Blues by the European press: "one of the biggest surprises of recent years"

“The selection of Karim Benzema is one of the biggest surprises of recent years, if not the biggest,” comments Andres Onrubia in AS.

The Madrid daily has also put the French striker in a headline this Wednesday, with the title "Gracié" and evoking "a dream attack with Mbappé and Griezmann".

A return to the selection that a good number of Madrid supporters were hoping for, while the Real striker has scored 29 goals in 45 games this season.

"With Benzema, Deschamps takes his best player"

"With Benzema, Deschamps takes his best player" explains the Madrid daily.

“He is neither the one who scores the most, nor the one who delivers the most assists, but he is indeed the best French player of the year.

Karim Benzema has become the leader of Real Madrid over the seasons.

(…) A total player who, from this evening, knows that he will come back in the jersey of the France team, ”continues Alberto P. Sierra, still for AS.

Good morning all !

The French supporters and those of #RealMadrid have something to be happy about this morning… "Benzema pardoned" on the front page of # AS!

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- Soccer in Spain (@FootEnEspagne) May 19, 2021

At Marca, the other major daily in the Spanish capital, Benzema is also on the front page, in a box: “Benzema is back with France”.

And Pablo Polo, journalist from Marca also seems surprised by the announcement of Deschamps: "It is, without a doubt, the bomb of the Euro given that until today nobody had bet that the French coach would reconsider his positions, but finally, and for several circumstances, Deschamps recalled the player who has just been elected best French player abroad for the second year in a row. "

"He knows that with Karim Benzema, he will have more options to win"

Marca defends the Real Madrid player, who “patiently waited for his chance at a distance without entering into the controversy”, but also welcomes the pragmatism of the French coach: “Who knows Didier Deschamps says that above all, in the end this what he wants is to win with France and he knows that for the moment with Karim he has more options. The France group, along with Germany, Hungary and Portugal, is the death group. Deschamps doesn't think of a precipitous fall, but he knows that if it happens without Benzema, all eyes will be on the bench. ”

Across the Rhine, the daily Kicker also notes "France brings back Benzema", Germany being the first opponent of the Blues at the Euro on June 14.

The newspaper also mentions the presence of Marcus Thuram and four other Bundesliga players (Tolisso, Pavard, Hernandez and Coman).

Another future opponent of the French team, Portugal, also reacts to the announcement of the French coach.

In Bola, O Jogo and Record all evoke the return of Benzema, author of an “exceptional season” for O Jogo.

Without devoting their headlines to it, more turned towards the announcement of the list of Fernandos scheduled for Thursday.

"The French have forgiven the star of Real"

In Hungary, the second opponent of the Blues on June 19, the sports daily Nemzeti Sport headlines on the return of Benzema: "Benzema has been called" adding "The French have forgiven the star of Real".

And speaks of the same feeling of surprise: "After six years, Karim Benzema is back in the French football team: it is the greatest sensation of the announcement of federal captain Didier Deschamps."

here is the front page of L'Équipe from May 19.

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In France, the announcement of Karim Benzema's return to the French team is obviously on the front page of many newspapers, starting with L'Equipe which headlines “The chef's surprise” with a photo of Benzema.

The Parisian prefers to title him "Deschamps deconfine Benzema", in reference to the reopening of bars, cinemas and theaters on Wednesday.

The regional press also evokes his return, Le Progrès in Lyon headlines “Finally!”, L'Est Républicain “Deschamps absolves Benzema” and La Provence speaks of an “incredible comeback” of Benzema.

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