Euro 2020 is on for the Blues! It was this Wednesday that the gathering of the France team began for the European Championship, which will take place from June 11 to July 11 across Europe. To everyone's surprise, Didier Deschamps put the name of Karim Benzema in his list of 26 players. "I'm happy to be back at the Château, I think it will go very well, I'm super happy", enthuses the ex-ban enthusiastically, in images relayed by the FFF (see below), on his arrival. at Clairefontaine. If his selection represents a "non-event" according to "DD", the Madrilenian does not sulk his pleasure. “The joy is gradually building, and now I'm focused on the pitch, ready to show what I can do on the pitch. But I am very happy to come back here and to be with the France team.Lots of ambition? Always, filled with ambitions and dreams, that's what it takes to play football, ”he explains, before a warm reunion with the national coach, a few gestures that mark a real affection between the two men . Karim Benzema, 33, has not worn the blue jersey since October 2015.
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