It is a love story that has come true and that few knew. Karim Benzema was a convinced Madridista since he was a child, when he lived in his humble home in the suburbs of Lyon, a residence where he was, already a figure of Olympique, until he signed for the Spanish club in July 2009. The forward has fulfilled in the white house almost all dreams. This season he hopes to conquer those that are missing. The Frenchman has celebrated four Champions and all the titles that a footballer can achieve in a club. Florentino Pérez gave him a few hours ago the shirt that commemorated his 400 matches in the Spanish League. He is the third foreigner in the classification of our national championship, only surpassed by Messi, with 520, and Griezmann, 408. He is the foreign footballer with the most matches in the history of the Madrid team, 582, the eighth in the general ranking of Real Madrid , led by Raúl with 741. And this season he is about to achieve three individual goals that fuel his ambition at 34 years old. “His discipline, training and dedication to achieve his goals is an example for young people”, highlight the professionals who have worked with him Valdebebas for thirteen years Ancelotti glimpses his challenges. The “nine” wants to reach his first trophy of top scorer in the Spanish League, first place in the Pichichi that he defends today with 15 goals. He aims to achieve his personal league-wide goalscoring record, which he set at 24 six years ago. And he wants to improve his record for goals in one season, the 32 scored a decade ago. Today he has 20. The two goals scored in San Mamés are the mirror of a state of unthinkable form at his age, based on a training and nutrition discipline that he imposes in Valdebebas and at home, where he performs individual sessions periodically. The basis of his consistent performance is a quality supported by a physical injection that began four seasons ago. The norm is to have less muscle each year and more fiber. Weigh less and have less fat. Sleep eight hours and a spartan diet traced with their DNA that helps to eliminate fat and the growth of fiber. The success of a footballer consists of making a career regularly, not being the fruit of a good year. Benzema’s secret is to live like a chameleon. His class allows him to be the best squire for a scorer like Cristiano, who praised his vision of football, and later become the Real Madrid finisher without losing his essence as the creator of the team’s offensive football. His five assists are just one example of his pivotal role in team play. He goes down to the center of the field and combines with Modric, Kroos and Casemiro as a fourth half, to go up again and look for links with Hazard, Rodrygo, Asensio and Vinicius, who will not be in Getafe today because of the coronavirus. He knows how to be in all gear. Seniority has given him the experience of knowing how to graduate to play almost every game and not be tired. Nominated as one of the eleven best footballers in the world for the World FIFA Player, which will be delivered on January 17, the striker is considered by his teammates as the striker who passes the best balls to them. His connection to Vinicius, a flying winger, says it all. Benzema makes walls and precise combinations with players who, like the Brazilian, demand a center very quickly to take advantage of their power. “His discipline, training and dedication to achieve his goals is an example for young people”, highlight the professionals who have worked with him Valdebebas for thirteen years. Many did not expect Karim to be Real Madrid’s ninth starter at this age. If Mbappé arrives, he will play by his side, but he will continue there, in the middle, at the epicenter of the attack. .
