No worries, Karim Benzema will be well suited for the France-Germany clash on Tuesday at the Allianz Arena in Munich. Released through injury during the friendly match France-Bulgaria (3-0), last Tuesday, the striker recalled to everyone’s surprise for Euro 2021 reassured, this Sunday in Téléfoot, on TF1. He is recovered from his crutch to his right thigh. “I didn’t think about that (missing the Euro) by injuring myself, but it was a big pain, he said. It was only a blow, it was not necessary to force on it while remaining more minutes on the ground. “
After three days of rest, the 33-year-old scorer has returned to preparation with the France group, still at Clairefontaine. “If I resumed training yesterday (Saturday), it’s because I have no discomfort, no pain. Physically, I feel good because I have worked indoors. I am operational. I feel 100%. “
“Winning the Euro is in my head”
Karim Benzema took the opportunity to recall his ambitions for the upcoming competition. “There is excitement to play these kinds of games, well, after all the hard work. The expectations around us are normal, given the team we have, given the results we have had. I still remember that the France team is vice-champion of Europe, champion of the world. You have to be motivated, confident, because you know that you are able to compete with any team. After, the status of favorite, we have to put that aside, focus on our goal. “
Determined, the striker is also visibly happy with his return to blue, and his integration into the group of Didier Deschamps. “It went very well, I was very well received, I found players, I got to know others. With players of this caliber, I feel very good on the pitch. Now we are going to get down to business. Winning the Euro is a goal, of course, it’s on my way, it’s in my head, now we know it’s difficult, it’s not won in advance. I’m super motivated, prepared, and I’m just waiting for that. “
Admiration for Mbappé and karting race with Giroud
During the friendly matches against Wales and then against Bulgaria, his complicity with Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappé appeared. Benzema is full of praise for the Paris Saint-Germain star. “Great players, we don’t need 100 games together because there is such technical ease that it’s easy to play. I had seen him on TV, I played against him in the Champions League… For his young age, he is one of the best, I take great pleasure in playing with him because he can make a difference in everything moment, he goes very fast, he knows how to play in one touch, he knows how to do everything. So it’s important that the France team have a player like him. “
Karim Benzema finally recalled that there was no problem with Olivier Giroud by accepting with pleasure the challenge of the Chelsea striker in the event of a European title. In front of the TF1 camera, Olivier Giroud thus promised that in the event of his coronation on July 11, he would offer “a Karting race in Karim”, a reference to a spade by Benzema in March 2020 when the latter was not welcome among the Blues. “We do not confuse F1 and karting, I know I am F1”, had cracked the Madrilenian, invited to compare himself to Olivier Giroud. Times have changed, disputes are settled. “A karting race? If he wants to, yes, ”Benzema smiled on Sunday in response to Giroud. See you then, if all goes well, after July 11.
