He had an exceptional season from an individual point of view but at the final whistle of the Champions League final, won by Real Madrid against Liverpool (0-1), Karim Benzema had only for others.
For Marcelo, first, to whom he offered the privilege of the armband when lifting what will undoubtedly be his last trophy with Real Madrid.
For the rest of his teammates, finally, when reacting to the Canal + microphone after the match.
“We have a group, we are all important, the holders, the substitutes, those who do not play a lot and who give their all.
Those who come in are successful.
It's a real group, ”welcomed the French striker.
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"It's always difficult to win the C1, this year even more so," he said.
We deserve our victory, because we played for big teams, be it Paris, Chelsea, Manchester City and today Liverpool (…) Luck?
You can have it once, not every time.
We made incredible efforts, we never gave up.
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“I am proud of what I have achieved”
Regarding his performances, which will undoubtedly earn him a Ballon d'Or in the fall, Karim Benzema has remained in line with his previous statements: humble.
“It's always good to participate, to make my team win, to score goals.
This is exceptional.
But the most important thing is to win this fifth Champions League.
I finished my club season, I can't do better.
I am proud of what I have achieved.
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Another Frenchman from the Madrid workforce, Ferland Mendy also praised this formidable team spirit and in particular in the defense of Real at the microphone of TF1, at the final whistle: "It's madness, there are a lot of emotions with the supporters, with the family here.
Behind, we were welded, we did not stop talking all game.
We stayed focused, we worked well together and it worked.
It's a crazy ride.
We weren't the favourites, we did the job and we went all the way.
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The premiere of Camavinga: “A crazy thing!
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“It's a crazy thing!
It's a childhood dream come true, said Eduardo Camavinga, who won his very first C1 at 19 for his first season at Real, at the microphone of Canal +.
Touching the cup, playing matches like that, that's what I came for.
From the moment we come here, we know that we are in the best club in the world, that we play big matches.
We have incredible players, an incredible coach, that makes the difference.
We play with the heart, at some point it pays off.
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