Bye-Bye Benzema, Fred Hermel ejects him from Real

Earthquake at Real Madrid after the disappointment at Manchester City. Even Karim Benzema is not spared by Spanish football specialist Fred Hermel. What will change the future of the French striker?

The most successful club on the continent, Real Madrid will not win a 15th Champions League this season. The course came to an abrupt end in the semi-finals against Manchester City, which is not dishonouring in itself. But the final result with a 4-0 defeat and the way allowed Fred Hermel to put his finger where it hurts. A specialist in Spanish football and a great admirer of Real Madrid, the RMC consultant admits that the results can only be negative, especially with regard to many of the team’s executives. Ask PSG, after a disappointment in the Champions League, it is difficult to find positive elements as disappointment prevails.

Benzema and the others are no longer competitive

But for Fred Hermel, even Karim Benzema is no longer untouchable. The French striker, who for a long time carried the Merengue in Europe, no longer necessarily has the same success and even has to juggle physical glitches to be able to be in shape for the posters. A performance far from that which was his in the past, when the former Olympique Lyonnais never missed a match and was decisive each time a knockout match arrived.

At the end of the contract in June, KB9 should extend to Real Madrid, under a long-standing agreement with president Florentino Pérez, but for the RMC journalist, his departure would not make him cry. “ Without Courtois, it can be 8-0 tonight. What really surprised me was the complete lack of player competitiveness. This Real Madrid takes a football lesson as rarely in its history in Europe. I am obliged to speak of an end of cycle for certain players. The match played by Benzema, Kroos, Modric or Carvajal, we come to the end of the end, and we were already talking about that two or three years ago. It is no longer possible, the impotence comes from the players, they are less good, less good than the others “, swung Fred Hermel, for whom the players champions of Europe a year ago, no longer have the level and must clear to allow a renewal of the Spanish club.

For the moment, this is not the trend, but the crash caused by the conceded 4-0 could well make noise as Carlo Ancelotti sees himself certain of being confirmed for next season, which could also evolve depending on consequences of the Etihad fiasco. For Karim Benzema, an extension is still on the agenda, but Real Madrid know they can no longer afford the luxury of not putting him in serious competition now.