Euro 2020 – Blues – Karim Benzema’s message: “Thank you for welcoming my return with such kindness”

Karim Benzema would have liked to go further. But he is already measuring how far he has come. Back with the France team after more than five years of absence to participate in Euro 2020, the Real Madrid striker expressed his gratitude on Sunday in a message posted on Twitter, accompanied by a video showing him in action in the round of 16 lost last Monday against Switzerland (3-3 ap, 5-4 tab). “Moved to see these images, I would have liked to see our France team at the top, thank you for always believing in us, he said. We will come back stronger. I would also like to thank the whole team, the staff and all of France for welcoming my return with such kindness.“

Benzema had particularly distinguished himself in this meeting against Switzerland by scoring two of the three French goals, including a masterpiece after a brilliant control on a service from Kylian Mbappé to allow the Blues to equalize. He then gave his team the advantage by scoring with a header at the far post. Already author of a double in the last group match against Portugal (2-2), the Real Madrid striker saw his rise in power stopped sharply after a more delicate start to the tournament.

He had also expressed his sadness on the evening of the elimination of the Blues. “Sad and disappointed at the end of the match, I would have liked to continue to make you vibrate for a long time, he wrote in a message on his Twitter account. Thank you for your support, thank you for the strength you have given me. Nothing is ever easy, we continue to fight to prepare for the future and come back even stronger.“