Two months ago Zinedine Zidane and Cristiano Ronaldo left, Karim Benzema, at the end of his worst season at Real Madrid, was inevitably to follow. And all the more so that the Madrid leaders were thinking of recruiting a renowned striker to forget the departure of CR7. Kylian Mbappe, Mauro Icardi, Robert Lewandowski, these were the names then mentioned in addition to the chimera Neymar.
In the end, Karim Benzema started the season foot to the floor. he scored five goals in four matches in all competitions. Never seen for him since his arrival at Real in 2009. After only three days in La Liga, the French have already scored as many goals in the league as during the past season ...
Cristiano Ronaldo left, the position of Karim Benzema has also changed, the international tricolor now evolving much closer to the goal than in the past. Its partners, like Marcelo or Marco Asensio, have made it one of their priority targets. Paradoxically, the departure of Zinedine Zidane also weighs on the success of the French. While the former world champion had made the habit of making his first change by taking out his compatriot, Julen Lopetegui has never replaced him. This is not inconsequential as evidenced by his goal scored in the 80th minute against Girona ...
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