Tag: Benzema
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Benzema treble as Real Madrid beat Chelsea, Bayern Munich lose
Karim Benzema scored back-to-back UEFA Champions League hat-tricks as record winners Real Madrid took a big step towards the semi-finals with a 3-1 victory at title-holders Chelsea on Wednesday. France striker Benzema headed home twice within three minutes midway through the first half. He completed his treble seconds after the restart owing to a terrible…
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Copa del Rey: Benzema to miss Real Madrid’s clash with Athletic Bilbao
Benzema to miss Real Madrid’s clash
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Karim Benzema dominates La Liga stats
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has dominated the stats in the first-half of the season. The Frenchman tops the LaLiga Santander rankings in total shots produced, efforts on target and goals scored in this calendar year, with his numbers excellent once again. No player has scored more goals than Benzema’s 15 in 2021/22, followed by…
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La Liga: Vinicius form no surprise for me – Benzema
Real Madrid ace Karim Benzema insists the success of Vinicius Junior this season is no surprise. Benzema complained about Vinicius last season, but the pair have combined this term to fire Real Madrid to the top of the table and into the Champions League round of 16. And the France striker says Vinicius’ form this…
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Karim Benzema absent as sex tape blackmail trial begins
The trial of Real Madrid striker, Karim Benzema for attempted blackmail linked to a sex tape featuring his former France team mate, Mathieu Valbuena started in Versailles on Wednesday. Benzema was not present in court, with his lawyers citing his professional obligations. He played with Real in the Champions League against Shakhtar Donetsk in Kiev…
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Valdano reveals how Ronaldo’s tough advice shaped Benzema
Former Real Madrid GM Jorge Valdano has revealed how some home truths from Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo helped Karim Benzema get his career on track. Valdano says some sober advice from Ronaldo changed Benzema’s trajectory. “His change came from an improvement in his professionalism,” Valdano revealed. “The boy played with Cristiano, the super-professional. And…
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Mbappe will play for Real Madrid one day – Benzema
Kylian Mbappe will play for Real Madrid “one day or another”, according to his France teammate and Los Blancos striker Karim Benzema. Media reports say La Liga giants Real Madrid offered Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) 200 million euros (237 million dollars) on deadline day. It was a whopping sum for a player in the final year…
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Hugo Lloris upset with Benzema claims
Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris is upset with the way he was protrayed by the French media during Euro 2020. Lloris has rubbished claims he was unhappy with the recall of Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema. He told L’Equipe: “There are so many things that have been said wrongly… But to have said that I would…
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Ex-Madrid boss: I’m sorry for Benzema that France are out
Former Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho is sorry to see Karim Benzema dumped out of Euro 2020 with France. The Roma coach was hoping for France to go deep into the tournament for the sake of his old Real striker. He told talkSPORT: “He is the reason why I am a little sad that France…