Interviewed on Spanish television, Karim Benzema returned to his relationship with Vinicius Jr, whose great potential he did not fail to highlight.
Winner 3-1 of Liverpool, Tuesday, during the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Champions League, the real Madrid tackles the second part of his incredible triptych. Before finding the Reds, Wednesday, on the lawn of Anfield, it is indeed the Barça which is expected in the Spanish capital on Sunday for a crucial Clasico in the title race. Long kept at a safe distance by theAtletico Madrid, Blaugrana and Merengue are now only one and three lengths behind Colchoneros.
The clash between Real and Barça is therefore of crucial importance and the Madrilenians will once again count on Karim Benzema to confirm the victory at Camp Nou last fall. Unless Vinicius does not steal the show as he was able to face Liverpool thanks to a double. This capital performance did not surprise the French, convinced of the potential of the Brazilian since his arrival in the Spanish capital. A potential that the native of nevertheless finds it difficult to express.
Sometimes I talk to her a little loud
” Vini is a very young player. I believe in him, because he has everything to succeed here. That’s why I talk a lot, a lot with him on the pitch, off the pitch… Sometimes I talk to him a little loud but it’s for him. I know he can give more because he’s a freak when he wants to “, Emphasized KB9 during an interview with Movistar.
The former Lyonnais did not always spare his young teammate. This is evidenced by his comments made at half-time in the match against Borussia Mönchengladbach. ” He’s messing around, he had launched to Ferland Mendy in a conversation captured by the cameras in the corridor of the locker room. Brother, I don’t play with my mother’s life. He is playing against us. “ Words that had caused a stir and required an explanation of the text between the two men.
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